December 2009

Been, At, Going

December 31, 2009

That time of year is here again. It’s time to reflect on the year that ends today. It’s time to look at where I’ve been, where I currently am, and where I’d like to be heading.

Where I’ve Been–It’s been a great year at Get Fit Slowly. I’ve been faced with the challenges of a hacked website which crippled the site and cost me a ton of readers and even more momentum. I’ve struggled to find content that’s interesting, timely, personal, and relevant. And I’m still having a terrible time writing ahead of my self-imposed deadlines.

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Trail Running–A Whole Different Animal

December 30, 2009

But Sunday’s run was a whole different animal. If you’re interested, you can go back to the post and look at the elevation profile of the run to see the climbing and descending that we managed over the 7.5 mile jaunt through the wilderness. That run was completed in 1 hour and 45 minutes with an average pace of over 14 minutes per mile. At some point during the run, I asked Pam how much faster she would be going if I weren’t with her and she said that some of the walking we did on the uphill she would have run and that she could have managed the downhills a little bit faster as well. I think the final number she came up with was about 15 minutes faster than we ran it together.

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How To Regain Control When Struggles Return

December 29, 2009

We had a great vacation down in Southern California last week. The week was highlighted by time spent with the grandparents and great grandparents, friends and cousins. There were parties and presents, festivals and food. The kids played with their cousins, went to a movie, and hung out in the jacuzzi as much as possible. [...]

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Climbing A Mountain

December 28, 2009

At the summit we take a look around the valley below us and then head back down the way we came. Shortly after starting down, Mac rolled his ankle. He wasn’t badly hurt but acknowledges that he would have gone down hard and been pretty bad off if he had been carrying his previous extra pounds.

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Weight Mirror

December 22, 2009

The other day, Pam pointed me to a really fun website. Fun is the operative word here people as it has absolutely no value in terms of weight loss or fitness. Basically, weightmirror.com lets you upload a full body picture of yourself, input your weight and height, and then use a slider to add (or [...]

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