I wouldn’t be in this position if I didn’t succomb to these feelings regularly over my 33 years.
Credit to Enzo Comics, check out the comic Cheer Up, Emo Kid! Continue reading “I relate to this cartoon a little bit too much….”
Category: David’s Journal
Finishing My First 5k!
I did it! It wasn’t pretty by any means, but I did it!
Was I in the bottom 3-5% overall, of all males, and in males 30-34, yes. But I still friggin did it! Continue reading “Finishing My First 5k!”
A Milestone of 3’s
Today is my birthday, my 33rd birthday to be exact. It’s also my final big run day before the 5k, and I’ll tell you something, it was a good one. Continue reading “A Milestone of 3’s”
The Final Countdown: One Week Until My 1st 5K
Well, here we go. One week until it’s go-time with the Bucktown 5k. I worked out both days of this weekend, of different varieties with very different results. Continue reading “The Final Countdown: One Week Until My 1st 5K”
MILEstone
As I continue to increase the distance/time running with this Couch to 5k program, this moment was bound to happen. I ran a mile without stopping today! That is something that I’ve literally never done in my entire life!
Even as I was increasing the workouts, just being able to say “I ran a mile” just seemed so far-fetched. But, after 32 years, I can no longer say that, and I couldn’t be happier!
Back at it! Restarting the 5k training
After yesterday’s big emotional post, it was time for me to stand behind my words and take this training seriously. I am going to do this 5k, I’ll figure out a way to do it. Continue reading “Back at it! Restarting the 5k training”
Rickshaw
I am getting so tired of this pattern: things are looking up, I have a very positive post, and then a month goes by and I’m talking about the dang wagon again. I don’t want to talk about the wagon, I don’t want to see the flaming wagon picture anymore, stupid wagon.
Needless to say, I fell off the wagon…AGAIN.
No, I didn’t just fall off the wagon, but axel of the wagon broke under the weight of my fat butt, burst into flames, and then I ate the oxen by cooking it using said flame. Continue reading “Rickshaw”
Focusing on the Floor, Not the Ceiling
Check out this picture. Among the color bars and numbers, one thing to decipher is I burned over 1,000 calories at the gym today! But how I did it may surprise you.
Beginning My First 5K Training
Ever since I signed up for the Bucktown 5k back in March, I made a game plan: continue to work out and focus on building as much strength/cardio as possible (and hopefully drop a ton more weight). Then, at some point in time I would have to get out of the gym and start running outside. With the race coming up in just under 3 months, that time is quickly approaching.
Then I messed up…. Continue reading “Beginning My First 5K Training”
Rest & Refocus
Thankfully, I don’t think this post won’t precede another “wagon bursting into flames” picture, but it got very close.
I feel like I’m in somewhat a holding pattern right now as far as motivation goes. Toward the beginning of this month, I decided that I was going to take a week off from working out. Aside from the nagging plantar fasciitis, I started to get more and more little tweaks. None too serious, it wouldn’t make me sit any days, but it would make me ease up during the work out.