The Prognosis

The Prognosis

I visited the sports medicine doctor on Thursday. They examined my left shin and left heel. Their prognosis? Because the shin pain is isolated to a single spot on my leg, they think I have a stress fracture, and want me to get an x-ray, and a bone density test if it...
Marathon (???) Training Week 10

Marathon (???) Training Week 10

Welcome to week 10 of marathon training! If you click on the activity link after the dates, it will take you to the Garmin connect website for full stats. Day 64 | Monday, August 17: Rest Cross-Train Wow – this must have been a tough workout, because I felt...

Vegan Saturday III | A review of Food, Inc.

Well, this is QUITE overdue! I started this draft exactly a month ago. Oops. Anyway, a month ago, we received free passes to see Food Inc., and since we hadn’t gone to the movies in quite some time, we thought it would be fun to go. Of course, I was worried...

Exercise is addicting? Nah…

How ironic that this story came on the news yesterday while I was working out in the gym*: Exercise fanatics ‘suffer withdrawal like drug addicts’ Check out this paragraph: They reported: “Although exercise is good for your health, extreme exercise...
Marathon Training Week 8

Marathon Training Week 8

Welcome to week 8 of marathon training! If you click on the one activity link after the date, it will take you to the Garmin connect website for full stats. Day 50 | Monday, August 3: Cross-train Rest Yeah. I brought my gym bag to work, but since I was limping...