Milo and the Calf

Month: April 2012

  • Training Totals 4.30.2012

    On my previous running blog every week I did a day by day recap of how much I had run, how long it took, etc.  But really, who the fuck cares?  Unless you’re some sort of elite athlete, reading a list of a bloggers weight training, or time on a bike, is just boring.  We’ll…

  • Introduction and the State of Play

    Introduction This is the fourth fitness related blog I have started. Way back in the early 2000s, I was in my late twenties and getting a gut. I started a livejournal, called it run fat man run, and tracked my progress towards my first marathon. Then I got interested in crossfit and did a blog…

  • Weight and the Marathoner

    If I am going to become fast enough to qualify for Boston (a goal that is at least two years and probably four years off), a number of things have to happen. Most importantly, I have to get faster (duh). But in order to get faster, I need to get stronger and lighter. No one…

  • Milo and the Calf

    There are many versions of the story of Milo and the calf. Today, I’ll use this one: To become the greatest wrestler in Greece, to win six Olympic laurels in wrestling, Milo had to train like the rest of us.  His method?  Borrow a new born calf and carry it around Croton day after day,…

  • Hello world!

    Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin dashboard) to start a fresh post. Here are some suggestions for your first post. You can find new ideas for what to blog about by…