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
I decided to bite the bullet, pay the money, and get my race photos from the 10k I ran a couple weeks ago. Are they more expensive than I want, yes. But am I proud and really liked some of the shots, yes! This past week was a busy one. We visited family in Vermont, …
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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 …
I ran my first Turkey Trot... but more on that down below. First, I hope all of my U.S. readers had a wonderful thanksgiving. I extra hope it was restful and full of love. Now a quick note on thankfulness. I find that taking an effort to count our blessings and to be thankful, can …
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Letting my past be the guide for my future I recently launched back into writing to you all. I have found myself thinking back to what was. Thinking about my prior success and, at time, dwelling too much on the lack of recent success in my health journey. But I need not dwell on my …
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 (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 …
Continue reading eating like a dumb dumb and weekly reflections: 5/25 – 5/31
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
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