One thing I learned about myself through biking is that my body takes a long time to warm up for activity. If I’m in “good” shape, it will take me near 5 miles to warm up on a mountain bike ride; “not so good” shape is about 8 miles. One miserable Iceman took a little [...]
Tagged couch-to-5k, runningFor as long as I can remember, I’ve hated running. When I was in high school and on the softball team, I just about cried at the beginning and end of each practice when we had to run the bases for a given amount of time. Or worse – running laps around the gym. I [...]
Tagged couch-to-5k, runningLast November, the Husband and I decided it was time to seriously make a change in our habits and loose some weight (more on “weight loss drama” in another post .. or series of posts .. not today). He had read somewhere (its what he does) about The Physics Diet and it clicked for him. [...]
I finally had a chance to get to the Amish Market the other day to buy some meat. On the counter by the register, I spied some round focaccia bread that looked awesome so I grabbed it. Home baked pizza is a favorite of mine, but since we haven’t yet ventured into making our own [...]
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