The Tao of Me

It’s about that time of year when everyone is setting goals for the New Year. Most people set fitness goals, so if you are someone who is just getting into fitness, I’m going to share a bit of advice that I wish someone gave me 8 years. 1. Take a Before Photo Not only will [...]

Motivation isn’t something we have or don’t have. Motivation isn’t a thing. It is a phenomenon and a series of practices that get us going and doing the things that give us the body and life we want and it is unique to each of us. Motivation is not discipline. Motivation isn’t about doing what [...]

After 2 days of family, fun and lots of food (we could’ve fed a small nation with the amount of food consumed), it’s time to get back on the bandwagon and start rebuilding myself to where I was a month ago. Last week I had my regular appointment with Dr. Eva, my chiropractor. I’ve been [...]

There is a funny little sticker that says, “Running Is Cheaper Than Therapy.” Well ironically, therapy is helping me because I haven’t been able to run – 18 days and counting. I started seeing a therapist 8 months ago after dealing with terrible insomnia for 6 months before that. I was tired of taking the [...]

So I went to see the foot doctor today to make sure there’s nothing serious going on with my bum foot. The podiatrist that I really wanted to see had a bio of having completed 30 marathons, as well as triathlons and ultra-marathons. But of course, his next available appointment is in mid-August. So I [...]

My foot has been feeling better the past few days. I can finally walk down stairs normally and the foot has full range of motion. And since it’s been 13 days since my last run so I decided to go for a test run this evening. Throughout the day all I could think about was [...]

Although it was a disappointing week, I still managed to finish it out with some fun workouts. Sunday: Took it easy after a sore run and walked The Dish. Monday: Rest Day Tuesday AM: An intense Spin class PM: Upper Body Strength Training Wednesday AM: Yoga PM: 5-mile run Thursday: Forced Rest Friday: 2000-meter swim [...]

So you know how my calf has been really tight? And how my right side felt a little off? Well, yesterday (on National Running Day no less) I went for my first run since that crappy one I had last Friday. Yes, that would be a whole 5 days off from running. And lo and [...]

AM: Workout: Swam 2800 meters PM: Sunday Dinner: Honey Barbecue Meatloaf I don’t know about you, but in this day and age, I don’t understand why we still have the time change. I went to bed at 9:30ish last night (yes on a Saturday). When I woke up I was quite excited to see that [...]

At the start of the weekend I wrote: This weekend, I will run with some friends, attend a big family dinner, swim at the pool, attend more yoga classes than I have all year and have some frozen yogurt. Sadly, not everything went according to plan. After both of Wednesday’s workouts, I was feeling really [...]