Hitting the Wall

Running, for me, is awful. Whenever I do it, I'm tired and sweaty and angry and taking it all out on my tiny girlfriend, which doesn't really make me look like the best of people. But...the last time I ran, I hit a moment. It was toward the end of the run and I was … Continue reading Hitting the Wall →

Going the Distance

I have a huge problem with exercise: it's not instantaneous. I've always had this problem. I'd run for a few days and I'd still be winded or my time wouldn't dramatically increase and then I'd get discouraged and stop. I couldn't see any real progress being made and that was inordinately frustrating. And I'm running … Continue reading Going the Distance →

Dressing the Part

Today I made my first step toward my boxing goal. I went to the store and purchased running shoes. As mentioned last time, I'm no where near in shape. So I thunk to myself. What would be the best way to start getting into shape? Why running of course. With running I could increase my … Continue reading Dressing the Part →

On Boxing

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm going to take up boxing this year. As I also mentioned in that earlier post, it's because I watched Rocky a whole mess of times. That's only about 90% of the reason why however. I've never been in shape, except for that one time that I took … Continue reading On Boxing →