Yesterday, I was sick. I am still sick today, but I actually managed to get enough sleep last night (unlike the night before) that I will be doing some work from home while trying to move up my doctors appointment. It’s nothing long-term serious, just sinus pressure and headaches so bad that I can’t hardly [...]

For me, this has been an offseason of trying new things. It started with my mountain biking adventure at the Landmine Classic, where I crashed and had an awesome time. Last week, Rachelle pulled me into the part of the gym where they do stuff other than cycling or running, stuff with weights and lifting [...]

Last night Rach and I went to Belmont Wheelworks for a talk featuring Jarrod Shoemaker and his coach Tim Crowley on how the training “secrets” of the pros can help the average age grouper in their efforts to improve. Mr. Shoemaker seems like a terrific guy, and is very well spoken. I feel like I [...]

This weekend was decidedly low key. I didn’t work out after Thursday night. I started coming down with something on Friday evening, and by Sunday I had a full blown cold. We went and watched a little of the Head of the Charles regatta on Sunday afternoon. This is a can’t miss event in Boston, [...]

That’s one happy guy right there! That’s right, my Timberman medal finally came! I opened it and carried it around with me until Rach got home, but I refused to put it on until she put it on me as she would have on race day. She was less than thrilled to play along with [...]

I haven’t been wanting to make too much of this, but lately I’ve been forgetting things. Today, I walked into a meeting of several of my co-workers, and I had to take a few small notes. One of those notes was to add my boss to the invite list for a meeting I’m having next [...]

It probably won’t surprise any of you who have met or know Rachelle, that she’s a bit of a gym rat. She can’t always find the motivation to go, but when she actually is in the gym, she’s in her element. She knows how almost all the machines work, and she can use them. Sure, [...]

Ever have one of those days where things are just blah? It was a beautiful sunshiney day yesterday, pretty nice weather for a fall day in Boston. And yet I was just completely in the dumps. The run went great on Sunday, and Rach and I had a really fun Sunday evening. But I woke [...]

It’s nice when a race comes off mostly how you want it, especially when the end result at least shows a little of the effort you’ve been putting in. I’ve actually had a good bit of luck since the starting gun of Timberman after a fairly challenging start to the season. Yesterday was an adventure [...]

Last week, I lost 6 1/2 pounds. This week? about 1/2 a pound. ugh. I know I didn’t eat as well this week as last, but I was down more yesterday, and I ate pretty well yesterday. I’ve been craving sugar and salt, which means some form of junk, whether it’s just baked french fries [...]