Sunday’s run was a 7.1 miler along the Five Mile Greenway, a project of the Freshwater Land Trust, Rails-to-Trails and City of Fultondale. Started at Black Creek Park. My neighbors had not been on the Five Mile Greenway before and I suggested it to them Saturday afternoon during a yard chat. They mentioned they had …
Category: Health
Running data for Friday and Saturday, August 13-14, 2021. Legs were tired and it was HOT and muggy, even before 8 a.m. both days. Friday, I ran 5 miles, then walked home another 1.47 miles. Had to stop when I was getting overheated and legs starting to cramp. Saturday, I ran 4.32 miles, then walked …
Quick post with summary of running activity for August 11-12, 2021. Wednesday, August 11, 2021 I had early a.m. haircut appointment. Stopped by Church Street Coffee for 8:30 a.m. cappuccino on the way home. Rained off and on from midday through late afternoon, so I just worked from home and then went out for ~5K …
Set out to finish a 10-mile run this morning–with no breakfast before–but only made it 10K. My longest fasted run, previously, had been 8 miles and I’ve completed a number of 7-mile (and shorter) fasted runs. But today it was not to be–much hotter and more humid that those runs in the past. I stopped …
Thankful to have received both my jabs of Pfizer BioNTech in April, as soon as I was eligible! I had no hesitation about getting the COVID-19 vaccination. I started working to schedule as soon as I was eligible. Took a few tries to get appointment, as there was a lot of demand at the time. …
I have a lot on my plate and can often get frustrated (with myself) when I don’t get everything completed that I have on my informal to-do list. This past week I came down with a nasty cold, probably due to a combination of pushing myself REALLY hard to launch my dream project, the stress …
Do you have issues with your thyroid? Learn more at this week’s online Hashimoto’s Institute, featuring leading experts like Izabella Wentz, Pharm D., author of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause. Yesterday I revealed that (much to my surprise) I was diagnosed as having hypothyroidism when my test results came …
Here’s something I’ve never said publicly. And I’d never intended to talk about it publicly, but I keep seeing so many others dealing with similar problems that I feel like I can offer something new to this conversation. Nine year ago I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem. It was several months after I’d finished …
Health is one the three pillars of a life well-lived. Health is more than the absence of serious disease. Health goes beyond the physical capacity to perform certain activities. Although physical capacity is an important signifier of health, it is not enough We are healthy when we are performing at our optimal physical, mental and …
Respect Yourself? Respect Your Health
Your health is your greatest asset, second only to your reputation. So why do so many choose to disrespect themselves by disregarding their health? After years of grappling with this question, I’ve finally decided that it’s lack of awareness and understanding, not lack of willpower or commitment. For the most part, the pinnacle of the …