OK, I’ve been running for some time now and I’ve improved my health quite a lot. I’ve gone from pretty badly obese (a body mass index of more than 35) to only slightly overweight (a BMI of 26.8). Back in April, I ran my first 5K race. I had to take a couple of walking… Read More »
My running continues to make progress. On Sunday, Oct. 1, I finished the 5K race that’s held as part of the Skopje Marathon with a chip time of 34 minutes and 53 seconds. For those unfamiliar with running lingo, “chip time” refers to the time from when the runner crosses the starting line to crossing… Read More »
Well, I did it. I completed my first 5K race. I’ve been running for some time now, with most of my running on treadmills. I did take a “5K buildup” class from a trainer at the Wellness Center at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, which involved running outdoors. That was a big help. But… Read More »
I stopped running back in September, shortly before I left for Peace Corps staging. I didn’t do it during pre-service training, in part because I was planning to use the gym at the university (one of my workplaces) after I completed training. I learned embarrassingly late that the university doesn’t have a gym. Since it’s… Read More »
I’d managed to avoid it for well over two years, but I finally got COVID-19. Thankfully, I’m fully vaccinated and double boosted. My symptoms are really mild and it’s been treated with a phone consultation and a prescription. It was weird. On Tuesday, July 19, I was doing great. I ran 5 km on the… Read More »
Happy new year! I’ve been in Cuenca since Thursday night and I’m enjoying the city. I start Spanish classes on Monday morning. On Wednesday, I checked out of the place I was staying in Quito. I had the same cabdriver who picked me up from the airport take me to the bus station. I could… Read More »
OK, it’s been a long time since I’ve updated my blog, and someone emailed me and asked how my fitness efforts are going. I started to reply and then realized I’d written far too much, so I figured I’d make it a blog post instead. Some time back, I think it was in May, I… Read More »
I’m starting a business again. And I’m confident that it will go a lot more smoothly than the last time I did so, starting The Elizabethtown Advocate in 2010. As publisher of a weekly newspaper, I spent around $700 every week to print and distribute the paper. The cost of the office (rent, the electric… Read More »