Throw the Hat Over the Fence
For those of you new to this blog, understand that we almost always discuss all things birds. From bird brains, to bird feathers parts 1 and 2, to moon-sent ponderings of using genetic engineering to re-populate extinct bird species... Chickadees, owls, and green herons... If it has flapping wings and visits your back yard, odds are that we've already talked about it or will talk about 'em in the near future.
And now, the eBirdseed.com Webcam is up... Maybe it's time for a "bird break"...
Time to throw my hat over the fence (and offer a challenge to you guys)... I hereby declare that I will start running again... I started running in my late 20s, and continued until I was 40. I was never very good at it. My best 5K was around a 9 minute mile as the race results in the pic below shows... That was from the 6/15/96 "Bob McCourt" 5K. I placed 343 out of 569 and 120 out of 161 for my age group...
(But hey, it ain't easy running with an oxygen tent in your backpack!)
Since my last run, eight years have passed, and during that time I took on a new dietary hobby which focused on the four basic food groups: "fried", "salt", "Slim Jim", and "beer". Those are the four basic food groups right? Yeah, I thought so... (Sometime I'll write a post outlining my favorite recipes including "Salted Deep-Fried Slim Jims", "Salt Lick Tartare", and the infamous "Fried St. Louis" - a clever spin-off inspired by "Baked Alaska" and consisting of a can of beer rolled in grease, deep fried, lovingly smothered in salt, and then garnished with sprigs of Slim Jim.) Running hurt like Hades ten years ago... I wonder if it will hurt less now?
Alright... All jokes aside... Time for a change... Change the diet, and go back to running. I'll use the NordicTrack to regain the aerobic and cardiovascular... My goal is to run both the Irish Pub Road Race, and the Brewster Brew Run... If you're even near the Cape, I strongly recommend attending/participating in those events... The people are wonderful. But beware; both are hot, humid, and hilly jaunts.
So that's it... That's my challenge... Anyone care to throw his or her hat over the fence too, and make a public commitment to better physical fitness? Anyone in the Cape area want to train with me?
See you by the feeders, but I warn you that I'll probably be sweaty,
CapeCodAlan
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