http://downbroadstreet.com/blog A tale of persistence Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:05:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To those awesome people that have not given up on me, my apologies for the long delay in posts. Yes I'm still kicking. This is my first run since the Race for Hope one and a half months ago. The bulk of my workouts been sporadic trips to the gym, ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/jingle-bell-run-2008-malvern-pa/ November 1st, 2008. It's been an eventful month. I hadn't run a race in months and here it is, the fourth weekend in a row that I'm competing. Fran & I got up early for the trip to the Art Museum for the annual Race for Hope 5K run/walk that ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/race-for-hope-5k-philadelphia/ It happens over and over again. No matter how hard I try, life gets in the way (grins). Here in Philly, our beloved Phillies are making a World Series run. If you are a baseball fan you know how rare this is, the Phils being the losingest franchise in sports ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/penn-medicine-at-radnor-run-5-miler/ I was warned. This race is a killer. Fran and her friends ran it last year. I talked to some people before and after the race. The general consensus is that this race will take around two minutes longer than a normal 5K. I asked myself how much different could ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/country-bumpkin-5k/ After what seems like an eternity, I finally got back in the groove and ran competitively this morning. This race was a last minute decision, made easier by the fact that my wife didn't think that I would get out of bed for it. Ha ha Honey, proved you wrong ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/5k-for-katie/ After my tiresome bitching and moaning about my lack of progress, I went out running today after work. No Nike Sport band, No heart rate monitor, no stopwatch, no electronic distractions whatsoever. Just me. I haven't been out running in a month. Yes it was a struggle. Running is something ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/just-doin-it/ Well ... lots going on this month. I have a 5k on the 19th that Fran talked me into (Less than 2 weeks!). The following Sunday will be my first 5 miler. The grand opening of the gym that I joined is on the 17th but I think that's a ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/october/ September 15th, 178 lbs ... September 22nd, 178.5 lbs ... September 29th, 181.5 lbs. What the %@#& is going on?!?! I'll tell ya ... COMPLACENCY, that's what. I've been doing this since June and I'm back where I started. It comes back on a LOT easier than it comes off. I weighed ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/the-next-step/ OK, This is my first post in a few weeks. The reason is, I haven't had anything very inspirational to write about. Since vacation I have not gotten out to run ... or exercise at all for that matter. No excuses, just living my life. I got back from the ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/gluttony-the-deadliest-sin/ OK vacation's pretty much over. It had to end sometime. For those readers who have a decent memory, you may recall how I mentioned that I'm going to try to not talk about fattening food anymore. Well, I LIED. As much as I would like to sit here and sing ... http://downbroadstreet.com/blog/ocnj/