Time Flies

Wow. I can't believe it’s been almost three years since I made a post! Time for a recap.



I finished the 2010 twin cities marathon with a not-that-great time somewhere around 4:40. I continued running and trained harder for the 2011 marathon, but I ran out of body salts about 2/3 of the way through and ended up walking 6-7 miles to avoid a total cramp up situation. My toe was and continues to be a nagging issue and some other concerns, mainly creaky knees, have crept up a bit. I decided to skip the 2012 marathon and have yet to sign up for or train for 2013. At the moment I run about once, maybe twice a week at the most and do other supplement my cardio with other things that aren't quite as hard on my foot like biking, swimming, miscellaneous aerobics and using a heavy bag.



My old Teva sandals have just about hit the end of their useful life. I still refuse to get rid of them, even after 2500+ miles and a right heel that is worn down into the soft padding. They have served me well, and I still slip them on for yard work sometimes, like mowing the lawn. I have since replaced them with a pair of modern Tevas that are somewhat looser and less comfortable overall, but they have, at least, allowed me to walk and run to some extent without the same discomfort produced by normal shoes.



I continue to lift 3 days a week, focusing on body-weight exercises. My typical regimen is a two sets each of 30 pull ups, 30 parallel chin ups, rotator cuff exercises, 15 handstand pushups and then some miscellaneous ab exercises, one set of 30 dips and a set of 65-75 elevated foot pushups. At the moment I'm doing lat pull downs with a resistance band instead of my normal pull ups due a bicep injury in my right arm, but I'm still able to do parallel bar chins. I've been doing this same work out consistently with a few variations here and there for last 3.5 years or so. It’s been effective at keeping me in good overall shape, although I've not been progressing at all.



The reason I decided to post again after so long is that I'd like to begin running a bit more and getting in better shape and there's nothing like an imaginary Internet readership to keep you motivated! If I can even boost my exercises by 5 reps or get one more cardio workout in a week, that would be a victory.




Let's turn up the heat!