14 for 16 :-(

Started feeling crappy on Tuesday night - did my swim in the morning but missed my run. Then, Wednesday was just horrible - I haven’t felt that bad in a long time. I just got home from the doctor’s office where they did a throat culture, which came back negative. So I guess that’s good - I don’t have strep… but since I don’t have strep, it’s just a viral thing that I’ll need to fight off myself without the benefit of antibiotics.

Missed both my run and ride on Wednesday, plus my swim this morning. I’d like to get on the bike tonight - right now I am feeling like I could make it happen, but things change by the hour. If I have a big turnaround, maybe tomorrow I can put in a morning workout (maybe a run) and then ride (power workout) again at night.

Off to blow my nose…

13 for 14

Yep, I missed one.

Last Friday. I was supposed to be doing a power workout (short, hard intervals) but just could not bring myself to get on the trainer Friday night. I had just come in from Logan, where I was supposed to be meeting my wife for dinner. I was flying in after three days gone, and she was flying out for a week in Los Angeles. Our plan was to meet before she went through security, but my flight was late, and we missed each other. Yep - I stood my own wife up for a pathetic excuse for a date at Logan Airport. Read more

5 for 5

It’s January 5th, and I have managed to get a workout in each day so far this year. I hope that in about 7 months I can say that the streak is still alive. But let’s be realistic - the odds of that happening are pretty slim. I could get sick, have to travel, or just have other responsibilities that would take me away from a workout. However, it sure would be good to look back and say that 85-90% of the days in 2008 leading up to Ironman USA had some sort of activity involved.

It’s going to be difficult with the new job. Working in Boston again will be Read more

3 Weeks of Adsense

Week 3: $2.68

Total Earnings to date: $6.73

We’ve got a little while to go before Google will cut us a check.

Day 3.

It’s January 3rd, 2008. I think it’s going to be a big year.

10 Selfish Goals for 2008 (with sub-goals):

1. Settle into my new job.

1a. Kick ass at my new job.

1b. Figure out how to handle my new commute without it impacting other aspects of my life adversely.

2. Become more involved in the online community surrounding my industry. This blog is a good first step, but only the first step.

3. Build my “personal brand” by providing consistently thoughtful contributions to any discussion, whether online or offline.

4. Train. A lot. Well, a lot more than I have previously, which in retrospect, really is not all that much.

4a. Accomplish a higher training volume without compromising the quality of the training.

4b. Don’t get hurt.

5. 0:58/0:05/5:30/0:05/3:52 = 10:30

6. Learn more than I did in 2007.

7. Read more than I did in 2007.

8. Finish the projects I’ve started in the past and left undone. (the paint behind the balusters, the stairs to the basement, the garage door opener, etc.)

9. Pay more attention to my lawn. It ended the summer in horrific shape.

10. Be smarter financially.

Of course, really my goals are happiness, kindness, peace and all that jazz. Of course I want to be a good husband, brother, son, friend and such. But let’s see how the above list works, from a purely selfish standpoint.