Summary: It’s probably not worth it unless you have a $600+ smart trainer. As I’ve mentioned, I’ve picked up running in the last 6 months. It’s been winter, which necessitates time on the treadmill. And I’m expecting this summer to be record heat which will push me to the treadmill even more. I also cross-train on an indoor bike. I…
You’re looking at the race calendar and you see two 5Ks you really want to run… but they’re on the same day! And there’s a 10K that sounds really interesting the next day! How do you decide which to run? The Problem I actually have this as a real scenario I am facing. I’m looking at two different 5Ks that…
After I lost 50lbs in 2021, I ran a 5k to celebrate my fitness. Now that I’ve lost 100lbs, I planned to run a 10k. But I was enjoying running, so I’ve set my sights on a bigger goal: Amway Riverbank Run (RBR) 25K. Slightly longer than a half marathon. Here’s what I’m doing to prepare for my 2024 running…
YUUUUP! I’ve always been overweight, I’ve tried half-heartedly to fix this many times over the years but I never really had much success. But in late 2020/early 2021 I decided that was time to change. For good. So I bought a Peloton and started hitting the pedals. 45 minutes 3x per week, with another 90 minute ride on Saturday. I…