Urban Panthers Lair

The day I discuss my attempts to live a healthy lifestyle while still having fun. You know, like not having to give up wine or chocolate!

I am not running the half-marathon race this coming Sunday. Oh, I know I have been training for it. And I have been telling y’all that I would be running it. But, it ain’t gonna happen.

And I’m okay with that.

There are several reasons why. You can call them excuses if you like; I don’t mind:

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Not good, people! Not good at all!

Last week, I announced that I was in slug mode. But I vowed to get out of it.

Well, I started with trying to get back into my push up routine. At last count I was up to forty-two consecutive push ups.

Guess how many I was able to do?

TWENTY-FIVE!!!

Let me [...]

I have no statistics to report this week. None, zero, zip.

Why?

Because it was freakin’ cold last week! I mean Holy Arctic Winds, Batman!

I am a fair weather runner. Not too cold. Not raining. Not snowing. And last week it was cold, raining and snowing. Oh ya, we got it all. I was NOT lacing up [...]

I have been running off and on for over thirty years. Although, it’s only been in the last four years that I have seriously trained and entered races.

My first race was an untimed 5K. It was a good introduction to the thrill of racing. It also taught me to pace myself, because I darn near [...]