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New Long Saturday Run

Posted on January 5, 2013 by larry

I am trying a new route http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5777606 New 5k Route with a little extra Time was pretty horrible, will cal this my new 5k though. Time: 57:52 Nice that I am losing pretty fast though. Weight: 284.0

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Another Wyse Thin Client

Posted on January 4, 2013 by larry

I decided to buy a thin client I saw yesterday at RePC. It’s a wyse one and I had my reservations. But looks like it will work for me, it has a 1.2Ghz CPU, uses DDR2 for RAM, and LARD … Continue reading →

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Walking to get fit

Posted on January 3, 2013 by larry

Sometimes running hard is not how it should be done. I need to work on the diet portion of my weight loss. Doable. Anyway I did a long walk about a mile around work, and another 300+ calories on the … Continue reading →

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Returning Good Habits

Posted on January 2, 2013 by larry

I did some reflection today, I think one of the big things I need to do is go back to some of the good habits I engaged in when I was successful at getting fit. Here is the initial list … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by larry

Yesterday, which was last year, the post was titled the long fall, I guess with the the new year here, this is appropriate to call it the long climb, because I am starting the new year off not in a … Continue reading →

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The Long Fall

Posted on December 31, 2012 by larry

After the Rock and Roll marathon this year, I feel like I simply went downhill. My end of year weigh in was horrible.  It is after dinner and drinking, but there will be more of that later. The posted time … Continue reading →

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NFL Regular Season is over

Posted on December 30, 2012 by larry

The regular football Season is over,  now its time for the playoffs. I will soon begin my regular training schedule.  Year was a good one for the Seahawks, the last game was close, a win by a touchdown. Looking forward … Continue reading →

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New Year New Treadmill

Posted on December 29, 2012 by larry

I have been researching treadmills over the past month. Our current treadmill at home has served us well but the past couple years it has been overheating and stopping. Research showed that the SOLE F80 is a good buy so … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Gym 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by larry

Today was my last day in the gym for this year.  Did with my personal trainer.  She had us take our pulse twice after some cardio and she saw that our heart rates went down which is good. Interesting, I … Continue reading →

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End of Year 5k

Posted on December 27, 2012 by larry

One of the things I needed to convince myself was that running is still doable. I made it a goal several weeks ago to run a 5k even if it was on the treadmill. Time: 00:40:00 Today I accomplished that … Continue reading →

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