Within/Without

Peace. I know I haven’t been blogging… It’s because I haven’t been running. The last good run I got was on the same date and time as the Sandy Hook shootings. When I got back it had already happened. The last time before that I got a good run in was Thanksgiving. That date ended my consistent running and I entered a slaptastic hit and run type program. I don’t really have an answer to why. I was up to 5 miles on the long runs. And then just poof. I didn’t want to put on my shoes anymore. I do blame my shoes a bit. My Nikes that I started with just broke. They were old but underused when I started running in July. They worked until December and then the entire sole came off. That is one way of telling me they need replacing. The pain in my shin that started in November wasn’t a clue? I had budgeted new shows for January not December. I ‘found’ some cash to buy a cheap pair of sneakers; the previously blogged Sauconys. I don’t like them. I bought the size I wear and they are too big. ...

Peace. It’s a new year. And before I let the year get to far away, I want to publicly post my health and fitness goals for 2013…. (1) I plan to run more: that is VERY vague, I know. But it the general gist of how I want to do with my running (a) I plan to run a 5K at or under 30 minutes. (b) I want to increase the speed in which I currently run (or the last times I run) (c) I want to increase my distance. Right now my maximum distance is around 6 miles (d) And I want to explore running new routes. What’s the point of having all these apps if I’m not going to use them? (2) I am going to also do my standard 3 week juice fast starting February 27th of this year. (3) I plan to grow a vegetable garden this summer. From past experience, that requires a bit of exercise and I will be rewarded with the freshest of produce that one can get! (4) I’m going “high raw” this summer. I say I’m going to do that every summer and I start off with great intentions that fall by the wayside. I blame Pre...