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The year in running truly begins

I've been sluggish. I've been a sloth. I've been slovenly. I've slipped. I've slowly begun the transformation to large man again. Or have I? I can report I've taken advantage of my day off to spend 90 minutes under the sun running my first ten-miler in about three months or so. My work schedule ramped up dramatically in August, meaning that I've not had much chance to do long runs. Sunday mornings are my only real opportunity, and I've been too exhausted to go for it. There's also house-cleaning that needs to be done, and I've been choosing to do that instead. But, today, on a day off, I can clearly say that I've got to figure out a way to engineer distance runs back into my life. There's nothing more satisfying then selecting a distance, coming up with a pace, and then running it, arriving home at all out of breath, and not even particularly tired. This is what it feels like to be healthy. There's nothing like the joy I get at key m

Random pulses of 2010 news

This is my first blog post of the year. I'm not expecting to post many this year. Last year was a rebuilding year, and I used my corner of the web to try to sketch out a version of myself. I wrote pretty often about what I was doing to get on the right track. I don't know if I'm on the right track, but it feels like I am at the moment. This year is about creating a new normal and getting better at everything I do. That's likely going to mean less introspective writing and more writing about things that are not me. Frankly, that's the way I want it. I will periodically write about my exercise, or lack thereof. I'm having a difficult time balancing work, family and work while keeping exercise at the top of the list. I've had to let things go a bit, which means I have to find a way to make it happen, while also being flexible. I've set goals, but they are soft ones. I've not been running since last Thursday. I've not been to the gym since Wednesday.