This past week was my third week of half marathon training. It concluded Saturday with 7 miles. I have never done a 7 mile run before. I had my stuff ready and planned to go to Wollaston Beach in Quincy because you can get good mileage there and the breeze is usually decent to keep …
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It was a busy week for the Crosby's. For me, I completed week 2 of my training. That concluded with a 5 mile run Saturday morning. Wednesday's run was 3 miles followed by 6 hill repeats. Monday's was a lite 2 miles. Upping the mileage feels good. Hitting my goals feels good. Checking off the …
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This past week was the first week of my half marathon training. I am doing a 16 week program that I found fresh off of the interwebs... so it must be true! But in all seriousness, I spent a lot of time researching and comparing them based off of information I have learned from various …
Continue reading weekly reflections: half marathon training – week 1
Lots to update folks on. Some ups, some downs, some things to come, and hopefully a return to prior progress. In my ever-present pursuit to get myself on track, back to this tradition I return. This coming Monday will be the first official reflection. Consider this the... teaser. Let’s start with downs. Well, I have …
change in weight (6/8/21 – 6/14/21): -1.2 LBS I was nothing but tired this week. I got sick, the kids got sick, the baby didn't sleep because he was sick, and I was a mess because of it. I think I averaged less than 5 hours of sleep per night this week and it really caught …
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change in weight (6/1/21 – 6/7/21): -0.6 LBS This weather is gross. I am not built for humidity and the 90s. I get very cranky when hot and my favorite weather involves cold breezes. Oh well. It is here to stay so I might as well make the best of it. This past week I continued …
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change in weight (5/25/21 – 5/31/21): +0.8 LBS I have been eating like a dumb dumb. The consistency and discipline of sticking with my plan that has made my spring so successful has been a struggle lately. I have not cared. I have said "I'll make up for it later this week". I just haven't felt …
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but that hair. Another awkward post-run selfie for your viewing pleasure change in weight (5/18/21 – 5/24/21): -1.0 LBS I am down another pound this week. I am happy about it, as I write every time I lose weight. Ultimately, there isn't much to say about the weekly routine because it's working. I don't need to …
Continue reading if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it and weekly reflections: 5/18 – 5/24
change in weight (4/27/21 – 5/17/21): -2.2 LBS Sorry for the time away, folks. Life has simply been crazy. Between the kids, work, and all the other stuff, I have been struggling to keep up. It was getting to the point where writing my blog was a serious stress inducer. I stopped myself and realized that …
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change in weight (4/20/21 – 4/26/21): -1.0 LBS You can have a bad week, feel like crap, crush goals, feel great, back slide, and move forward all at the same time. Our goals, our aspirations, our lives, they are complex and these feelings above often times stem from individual aspects of our goals and situation. With …
Continue reading tough week, crushing goals, and weekly reflections: 4/20 – 4/26
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