Guest Post

Back in the Saddle

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Today’s post is written by  Rob Medsger, founder and owner of 3Strong Gym in San Ramon, CA.

Sunrise on a rocky beach.

 

Today is a new day.  This is going to be the beginning of a new you because today is the day you stopped buying into your own excuses.  You’ve decided to pull yourself up off the couch from a marathon Netflix binge, and start exercising.  First of all, let me congratulate you.  I think that’s an excellent decision.  Next, let me give you a few tips on how to get back into exercise the right way, so you can keep yourself motivated, seeing progress, and staying injury-free.

 

DEFINE A GOAL

Before you jump back into things, it’s good to have a vision of what you’d like to accomplish.  Declaring that you want to get back into exercising is a good idea, but it’s not really a clearly defined goal.  Identifying specifically WHY you want to exercise can give you a sense of purpose.  And, it is that purpose that will be the driving force behind your progress.  It’s what you can dream about while you’re working out.   Continue reading →

13.1 : SF Rock ‘n’ Roll Review

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Today’s  race review of the San Francisco Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon is a guest post by Shari Blackburn. 

13.1

 

By Shari Blackburn

 

San Francisco Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Race Medal

Waking up to a dark room with the train sounding its horn outside of my window… I hesitate to lift or move any muscle. “Another day…” I remember this feeling of anxiousness like mornings before. This is something I questioned constantly as an endurance-junky… “What am I doing? Do I really want to purposely wake up at 3:30 in the morning to put my self through hours of pain and soreness?”

 

As I wash my face and look myself in the mirror, all I yearn for is my plethora of pillows and soft, warm bed. As I put on my running shoes and Team RWB t-shirt, I think of those who do no have the luxury as I do to put on a t-shirt and shorts. I remember those mornings gearing up in my ABUs, ready for pre-departure briefings at headquarters to the missile fields.  Those days, winters were Continue reading →