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Competition

Many of my friends already know that in January I made a bet with a buddy to compete in four events this year, two triathlons, a10k trail run and an off road duathlon. We’ve made bets in the past, which was motivation for a month or two, this year we were more ambitious. We wanted [...]

Sleep

A few weeks ago I wrote about my pinched nerve, and even a subsequent trip to the doctor. Sigh, the pain has continued. During the day I’m moving around enough that its annoying but tolerable. Unfortunately, the most uncomfortable position is laying down. By now you can see the direction this is heading. Its difficult [...]

Doctor Visit

This morning when I woke up my arm was still bugging me. This morning marks four days in a row, that qualifies for a doctor visit. Its been so long since I’ve been to see a doctor that I no longer have a primary care physician, so I called my insurance company today to help [...]

Pinched Nerve

Early Friday morning I was laying in bed, in that kind of half asleep, half awake state. I moved to stretch out my arms over my head, just like I’ve done a million times before. Before I even got my arms stretched straight, a surge of pain shot up from my shoulder to my hand [...]

Not A Loser

I’ve been on a new diet and exercise plan for the past several weeks. When I started, I weighed more than I ever have in my life, and was concerned about the trend. I made a bet with a close friend about the amount of weight that I would lose. Since then, I’ve been monitoring [...]

Less of Me

I’m now two weeks into my new and improved diet and exercise plan, and its working. I’ve lost about 4 lbs (3 point something, but who’s counting?) since I started, which is right on target with my goal of two pounds per week. But I’ve seen some more meaningful results as well. No more lower [...]

Over

I blogged last week about lacking motivation. Deciding to take action, I subscribed to Gold’s Gym. I’m overdue for this, actually. I’ve been watching myself become increasingly out of shape for the past year, which is not fun. Part of the package that I got includes a few sessions with a personal trainer, so I [...]