• Blog,  Running

    Trail Running – A New Start

    Decided it was time to step up my fitness game and get outside and do some trail running.  I’ve been eating well, but my weight loss has stalled and been stagnant for a month or two now.  I’m going to try and keep better track of my caloric intake but also add in some light cardio to go with my current weight lifting routine. Regretfully it has been getting darker earlier and earlier.  Might need to start bringing a head lamp?  Or maybe run early in the morning?  Yeah, probably not that.  I’m not exactly a morning person.  Clocks change soon…  Will make some decisions then. [activity id=4160651149]

  • Running

    What did I just get myself into?

    The Mrs and I have been doing our best to get into shape as of late, and doing well I must add! The question was: How do we keep this motivation going? Well, we of course love Bermuda, and have been there a few times. The last two, we coincided our travels with a road race. We have always heard about the Bermuda Triangle Challenge that happens in mid January. Three races in three days. Friday is the Mile Run held on Main Street Saturday is the 10K Sunday is your choice of the Half-Marathon or Full Marathon. The person with the three combined lowest times is how the overall…

  • Running,  Weightlifting

    Running – Getting back into shape

    So I starting running again.  I’ve always hated it.  It’s just not for me, yet I do it as it’s the most efficient way to get exercise for me where I live.  The roads and hills are not conducive to biking.  There are no side walks, no shoulders on the road, nothing but hills everywhere you look.  You take your life in your own hands biking.  I do own a mountain bike and keep it up north at my house by the lake.  I’m hoping to do more activities with it up there, but back home I’m relegating to weightlifting and jogging. Saturday I ran a couple miles on the…