It has been a while since I’ve updated you on my progress in the getting fitter and healthier department. Just because I haven’t updated you doesn’t mean I’m not still getting fitter and healthier. I am! But while the title of this post is Week 32, this getting healthier thing didn’t start thirty-two weeks ago. […]
marathons
I’ve Got Big Plans And No Time To Waste
When I was in my late twenties I lived in Pennsylvania, and I was a sixth grade teacher during the school year and the pool director and swim coach at a country club during the summer. This was about twenty years ago, and at the time I was thin and thirty or forty pounds lighter […]
I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
I ran a marathon 2 weeks ago. I totally forgot to write about it. Probably because it sucked so bad I just wanted to block it out. …. Last summer, in July 2013, I did the NYC Triathlon. And that was such an amazing experience that at the last minute, I registered for the NYC Marathon. Less […]
mar-a-thon (n): something (such as an event or activity) that lasts an extremely long time or that requires great effort
I’m not a huge Gwyneth Paltrow fan. I don’t dislike her, but I find her a little bit unrelatable. Except for this one thing. A while back, I read this quote from her about marriage. She had asked her father how he and her mother had managed to stay married for so long. Her dad’s response? […]
You know what? I’m really f*cking proud of myself.
Yesterday as I was coming out of ShopRite, I ran into a friend who told me I was starting to look… shredded. I’m losing weight from the head down and the toes up. My arms and legs are developing some serious muscle definition. I have to admit that I’ve been spending a lot of time […]