Yes, I can stand behind the verb ‘doing.’ Or ‘slow jogging.’ Or depending on who was on the course temporarily alongside me as they sped on their way, ‘fast walking.’ So sure, this guy is a bit aways from the days of sprint triathlon fitness (come back, those days!), but I was happy to finish [...]
You have to have at least one fall getaway, right? And while it doesn’t exactly qualify for the requisite, autumnal drive out to western Mass (still have plans for that one), how great to head first to Peterborough, New Hampshire for a long bike ride and then up north with friends for a bit of [...]
With an inviting sun overhead and late afternoon temperatures at a perfect mid sixties, it wasn’t a hard choice at all this Friday to hop on the bike with the newly trued rear wheel (thanks, Ferris Wheels!) and pedal my way towards Millennium Park. All the more inviting to get outside since we just got [...]
So there are a number of great things about the YMCA. It’s community based, friendly to people at all kinds of fitness levels and there are a slew of free classes that you can take to mix up the exercise routine (er, to get started on an exercise routine). Sarah and I have taken a [...]
S. and I say to ourselves that it isn’t true, but in fact, we are among the millions of other people in this fine country of ours who are starting out the new year with some diet and exercise goals. Now, I wouldn’t go so far and say they are resolutions per se, since truthfully, [...]
So I’m sad to say that tonight was my final boxing class for the season. And I guess feeling that finality, our boxing teacher kicked our butts by going all out. Multiple rotating three minute sessions in the ring where he had the full body and head protection gear. Our job? Apparently to wear ourselves [...]
A quick, brisk bike ride out to Millennium Park this afternoon with a slow postscript spin through the Arboretum and up Bussey Hill. The goal was to actually write and publish this from the favorite reflection bench overlooking the Charles at Millennium, but oh well. Haven’t figured out the new phone enough to do that [...]
I don’t know how long I’ve felt the pull, but I’ve wanted to give the boxing experience a try for a while now. I don’t think I have any desire to actually spar and put myself in the way of any pugilistic harm (hitting pads and learning techniques is just fine by me), but man. [...]
Finally getting around to posting some pictures from the Baxter State Park trip this past weekend. And at the same time, four days later, to also be working out the last soreness (the good kind) in legs, shoulders and the soles of my feet. With a 7.5 mile hike just to get into the backcountry [...]
Some Snow in the Southern Adirondacks
So we finally got a bit of snowfall today in the Boston area… with about 3-4 inches of accumulation over the course of the day. Really lovely to see the white stuff fall so fully and fat-ly through the morning into mid afternoon. And while it was good to make it out to the Saturday [...]