Archive for the 'Health/Exercise' Category

09
Mar

2010 Hiking Trip: Caprock Canyon State Park

Posted by WebCudgel | 3 Comments

In what I hope will be an annual tradition, I organized the second annual hiking trip to Caprock Canyon State Park in Quitaque, TX (according to a sign outside the town, pronounced “kitty-qway”; but according to a reference online, pronounced “kee-tahk-way”; never heard a local pronounce it though). This year, in addition to my [...]

25
Jan

Line in the Sand

Posted by WebCudgel | 5 Comments

There it is… I’ve drawn it on the ground… I’m refusing to cross it.
As is our weekly ritual, Amy and I got on the Wii Fit and weighed ourselves. In a drastic turn of events, I gained 6.4 pounds in one week. I honestly know that it was a combination of many bad [...]

14
Dec

Defeated, But Not Out of the Running

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Yeah, it’s a nice pun, but I wanted to make sure you knew that this has a somewhat positive outcome. After all, I did not complete the marathon yesterday. But before we get to that, let me go over the whole experience.

06
Dec

Countdown to Dallas White Rock Marathon

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It’s less than 6.5 days until I start running my first marathon. I’ve been through some emotional lows in the past week and have had doubts about even trying. At this point in time, I plan on running it and doing my best to finish it (preferably in the 6.5 hour window). [...]

10
Aug

Time to Wake Up!

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I’ve had this blog for about 4 years now and this is the first real lapse I’ve had in updates since I started. I would use the worn excuse that I’ve been super-busy, but that is not the real reason for a lack of updates. I’ve just been kinda down and lazy… procrastination [...]