Hello, my name is Duf, and I am a failure. (sometimes) It is really an odd thing trying to analyze the mind-body connection that pushes an individual during physical activities. I have never quite figured out why some days I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I haven’t been posting much on here because there hasn’t been any clear direction for my training or major break throughs to report. Of course that doesn’t mean I have been standing still either, if anything I am having a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Saturday I did a completely unplanned and ill advised 16 mile training run with my buddy’s girlfriend. She is training for a full marathon. I offered to keep her company since she was concerned about being dropped back in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My fitness routine certainly is diverse if nothing else. Over the weekend I did my own personal triathlon, bundling a 4 mile run, 12.25 mile bike ride and a 1000 yard swim together. It added up to almost 1:45 in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I completed my third half marathon last weekend, netting a new personal best by roughly 30 seconds. The second half of the race was pretty grueling for me and I struggled. Luckily I was fast enough during the first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The other night I tried a 100 push up pyramid breaking the sets down like this: 5-10-15-20-20-15-10-5 My goal was to just stand up in between sets and go right back down into the next set. I was able to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Saturday I got my 10 mile run in. Overall I felt pretty good covering double digit mileage for the first time in months although later in the day Sunday my right knee started feeling stiff and achy after a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My buddy Max from the Ukraine suggested that he and I do a coordinated exercise video for the New Year. He suggested we work the video around the numbers associated with the end of the year, 12, 31, 20, 12. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I tried to mix in a little exercise among the multitude of holiday responsibilities of the past few days. On Christmas Eve I took my first crack at the push up mode of this month’s BB challenge. I went into […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite all the various difficult calisthenic and cardio type work outs I subject my body to, I often find that some of the most grueling work is done out in the yard doing chores. This weekend was one of those […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
