SORRY, COULDN'T RESIST. My niece Heather, currently studying abroad in Thailand, has just posted Part 1 of her adventure at a Buddhist meditation weekend. Her stories are full of detail and drama; I think we have a budding travel writer or romance novelist here. Check it out at her blogsite, Heather and the World. Being …
Author: RunBikeThrow
By day, I'm a mild-mannered Director of Training at a software company in Ann Arbor, MI. By night - I sleep, mostly. In between, I do other things I feel the need to write about. Check out fitnessat50.net to view my thoughts on running, cycling, Aikido, and other things that keep me going.
Back on the Mats
GETTING AROUND ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING. Today I resumed two of my regular fitness activities - Body Conditioning class and Aikido - and my body is feeling the effects of the hiatus. The conditioning class meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings, but for various reasons I hadn't been able to slip out of …
Following Through
MY ALARM WENT OFF AT 7:00 SATURDAY MORNING. Outside, it was 20 degrees, dark and snowing, and I was snug and warm under the covers. So why did I drag myself out of bed, into tights, jacket, balaclava and gloves, and head downtown for a 13 mile run with the PR Fitness group? On the …
Hey, How About this Weather?
FRIDAY WAS SUNNY AND IN THE 40S, PERFECT FOR A SHORT RUN to fight off the afternoon lethargy. So I tossed on a shirt, shorts(!), and running shoes and hit the new paved footpath along Textile and Lohr Roads for 5 miles. Several others were out running, too. “How about this for January?” one of …
