Archive for the 'Keto' Category

I Pulled an Ass Muscle

Thursday, July 18th, 2019

About ten days ago, I was on the incline squat machine when I felt a sharp, sharp pain deep in my left butt. I had to immediately stop and basically limped out. My left butt and hip hurt with each step. The next day, on what was supposed to be my last physical therapy day […]

Second Keto Run

Sunday, June 30th, 2019

A little bit better tonight. 4 and a half miles, and pace was down to 10:00. Still feeling it in my legs, though. Spent three days this week at the gym. I usually do a mile or two on the treadmill at a 9:00 pace, then cycle through leg machines and upper body. No issues […]

First Keto Run

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019

I knew this was my first keto run, I know I’m not performance fat-adapted, I knew how I felt (good, but not great), but somehow I couldn’t make the connection in my head of what this all meant. I set out to do eight miles on a Sunday night like I usually do. It was […]

I am in Full Ketosis

Monday, June 17th, 2019

After San Juan, I did 5-6 miles on the Sunday evenings just to keep things up. In Chicago there was much food and alcohol. I don’t know how much we spent at The Aviary, and I don’t want to know. I did manage to get in four miles around Millennium Park. I slipped back into […]

The Story So Far

Saturday, May 4th, 2019

These are the part of my story that are relevant. I’ve tried to limit the emotional drama. I was a pretty casual runner from about 2003 to 2013. I did maybe 12 miles a week, a couple of 5ks, and a 10k. I flirted with the idea of one day running at least a half […]