Under the Big Tent, the bandanna went to the Tennessee Recreation Center for Students and ran 30 minutes around the indoor track.
29 July 2015
Category Archives: Exercise
Goals
Goals long-term
inspire
challenge
draw us beyond ourselves
but
goals,
however distant,
aspirational
inspirational,
challenging,
motivating,
defining
we meet,
always meet,
one moment
one step
at a time.
31 May 2015
Shire
Manhattan, New York
Adventures with the bandanna – Morningside Gardens gym
The bandanna visited the Morningside Garden gym for the first of what will be many times.
18 May 2015
Maui – the shirt
Tricia and I arrived at the time share in Maui where Bruce and Nancy Eng MacNeill met us. After words of greeting, they told me they had a Hawaiian shirt for me.
I cringed a bit as I generally don’t like such shirts. But they brought it out and it was awesome.
“It’s an XL,” said Nancy.
“Not sure I can wear that,” I replied.
“It’s cut a bit larger than other XLs,” she responded.
I took the shirt. Tried it on. It fit!
An XL. An XL. A year ago, I would have needed a 3X or 4X.
Much work remains. But I have made progress.
A great shirt from good friends and an XL. Good stuff.
See you around the Trail.
Change must I
Like a poorly working neon light
that flickers sporadically off, then on,
while rain beads on the window pane,
the awareness flashes across my consciousness
then fades.
Things
must
change.
Change
must
I.
Not for a moment,
not for a season,
but for now and for always.
Change
must
I.
3 May 2015
Atlanta, Georgia
Virtual 5K – the result
My virtual 5K, sponsored by Cutch’s Crew to support Pirates Charities took place in the Louisville Waterfront Park. I ran the first kilometer and the final .75 kilometers. In between, I alternated running and walking as songs changed on the iPod. The result came out like this:
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Baseball, Exercise, Louisville, Pittsburgh Pirates
Virtual 5K – the beginning
As part of my self-care regime (which is going OK, not great), I resolved to run my first 5K ever. I chose a virtual 5K, sponsored by Cutch’s Crew to support Pirates Charities.
My efforts did not move as quickly as I hoped, so I ended up walking and running on 4 April 2015 in Louisville. Here’s how things looked at the beginning:
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Baseball, Exercise, Louisville, Pittsburgh Pirates
Evening conversation
“It’s the economy, stupid.”
– variation of phrase by James Carville
It’s the eating.
– Mark Koenig
“Whatcha gonno do about it?”
– Small Faces
See you along the Trail.
As the year turns
In terms of self-care, 2014 proved a good year. I am down 80 pounds from my highest weight and 50 pounds from my starting weight when I got serious again in the Spring. I have, however, hit a bit of a plateau over the last three months. Hence, it is time to renew my efforts. Yet again. You can follow my efforts on Steps Along the Trail. My goals have changed a bit. Each day I want to eat well (between 2,000 and 2,200 calories); do 30 minutes of cardio of some sort; and walk for 12,000 steps. I will try to add the stretching exercises my massage therapist wants me to do. I have a couple new wrinkles to provide motivation and jump start this initiative. I have increased my goal for steps. It had been 10,000. I have instituted a reward program for when I meet all three goals for seven days. I have set a goal of running or walking or walking/running a 5K this year. I have signed up to do the virtual 5K to benefit Cutch’s Crew/Pirates Charities. I have set a tentative date of April 11 to do my 5K. I have set up steps challenges with family and friends. Most step wins. In January, the losers will donate $10 to the charity of the winner’s choice. I have resumed using My Fitness Pal to track eating and am using Run Keeper to track my outdoor walking. You can become my friend on either of those if you want to track my progress there. Another wrinkle or two will pop up as the year unfolds. It all starts tomorrow! Wish me luck. And again, feel free to follow. Or not. See you along the Trail.
Purple Flowers, Central Park 14
Our friend Nancy Eng MacNeill received a liver transplant in May, 2014. As part of her rehabilitation, she trained for a half-marathon with other transplant recipients. Her husband, Bruce joined her. Her children supported her. The half-marathon occurred today.
We could not go to Seattle to watch Nancy and Bruce and Team Transplant. We could not stand and cheer. We could not welcome them at the end of their Half Marathon. So Tricia and I walked in New York. We walked 13.1 miles during the day – not consecutively. But we walked in friendship, in thanksgiving, in hope.
And when we paused in Central Park, we spotted these purple flowers.
Consider signing up to be an organ donor.
30 November
Central Park
Manhattan, New York
Along the Graybeard Trail 