It’s mid-August, which means that I’ve been suffering through the heat and humidity down here in the Deep South for far too long. And guess what? We have at least another month of this before things will improve. With that in mind…
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Yesterday, I wrote about learning to breathe while swimming, and today… I swam. And no, it wasn’t my usual head-above-water freestyle. It was a legitimate, face-down, breathing-to-the-side front crawl, and it felt great.
During the summer, we spend a lot of time at the pool. In fact, our kids often go more than once a day – swim practice in the morning and just for fun in the afternoon. As for me, I’ve never been a strong swimmer, but I still love going.
A little over a year ago, I decided to start running. I’ve had my share of ups and down, including some minor running injuries, but overall it’s been a very positive experience, and I’m looking forward to the future.
This is just a quick note to say that I ran a (somewhat) spur of the moment 5k race yesterday and had a great time. During the past month, bad weather and a bad back have limited my running, but I got myself back on track this week.
Does your nose run when you go running or otherwise exert yourself? Mine does, especially when I run in the cold. Have you ever wondered why this happens? I have, so I did some digging and came up with an answer.
Last night I discovered the joys of running after dark. With the kids back in school and their activity schedules cranking up, my exercise schedule has gotten increasingly unpredictable, though I’ve done my best to remain consistent.
Holy crap. I went for a run with my wife yesterday, and boy did I suffer! Whenever she takes the kids to Taekwando, she runs a 4+ mile out-and-back. She’s told me in the past how much she enjoys it, so yesterday I decided to join her.
When I first started running, I kept reading about how I should be running at a pace where I’m breathing easily enough to carry on a conversation. At the time, this was a bit disheartening because there was no way I could maintain “conversational” breathing for any length of time while out running.
As many of you know, I started running a few months ago. When I was just starting out, I talked about things like why I wanted to start running, how long it takes to become a runner, etc. Now that I’ve completed the process, I wanted to share some thoughts on how to start running.