2015 Boston Super, Barre, MA. (Saturday) I ran this race with my brother-in law, Scott Hastings. Scott was the first person that I had met who decided one day ” I am going to take up running”. I have other running friends, however, they ran all the time I knew them. Scott was one who … Continued
Failing isn’t final. Not trying again is.
I was recently struck by a comment that I overheard from a discussion going on next to me from a meeting I was attending the other night. The speaker mentioned something to the effect of “I keep failing in my diet, I will always be this way”. Hearing this, I tucked that discussion away in … Continued
Race Recap: Sinister 9k Night Run 5/2/15
In an attempt to increase my exposure to the running community I found out about an Ultra running group that does night runs here in the desert of Arizona. For me, it was just crazy enough to draw me into to research mode a bit more and do some reading (as well as sign up!) … Continued
Why ‘Me Time’ is Important
Many of us are planners. We spend most of our work day planning or following a plan. The calendar dictates our schedule. Where we need to be at a certain time, who we are talking with, what materials we are talk about. Daily, weekly and monthly schedules. For the food preppers, when to pick up … Continued
Only your waistline grows in the Comfort Zone
Yep.. I said it. If you do a search for the phrase comfort zone, you will see hundreds of motivational images that say, “The comfort zone is beautiful, but nothing grows there.” While I respect the notion of nothing growing in the comfort zone, I find the comfort zone anything but beautiful. The comfort zone … Continued
Gear Review: TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Sports Watch
One of my most popular training aids that I own is my TomTom Multi Sport Cardio GPS watch. I wanted to provide a review of the watch, the function as well as the online tools that it is synced to in order to provide some info to possible future users. What I am not going … Continued
Spartan Race Las Vegas – Recap –
Vegas Spartan Race 2015 is in the books! Since January Team BaackPaack has been training hard on obstacles and distance running. We hit the Las Vegas course and completed or payed the burpee penalty for every obstacle. Many were surprised how difficult a mile (the last mile) of a Spartan Race can be, especially when … Continued
Next Up: Vegas Spartan Super Race
Over the upcoming weekend I will be taking part in the Las Vegas Spartan Race, which will be held closer to Jean, NV due to some behind the scenes competition with another OCR racing organization. The NEW Spartan Race location is moving roughly 30 miles south of Vegas. That means, new terrain, new layout, … Continued
For the past two weeks I have been killing it.. & the scale has not moved
Over the past two weeks I have been traveling for work. For most of us, traveling introduces excuses to your normal dietary needs and exercise plan, due to the change in location and schedule. “Oh, I can’t workout, I don’t have this.. that.. or the other thing..” Or, “I need to leave super early to … Continued
Clean eating.. what is it?
In the past several years there has been a huge resurgence in the attitude of “clean eating”. The notion that ‘eating clean’ is one half of the health and wellness equation, with the other half being exercise and the choices that you make in living your daily lifestyle. So what is “clean eating?” Fitnessmagazine.com defines … Continued