I must confess that to me fitness, exercise, running, and all other related topics have always been more of a mental than a physical issue.  Trying to psyche myself up to maintain a steady weekly cardio routine, especially during the winter months, is the most difficult challenge I have ever faced […]

Having survived a drinking session and staying up late to watch Mark Zuckerberg on SNL, I nearly became a 7 AM Runner, barely making it up “on time” this morning.  As my body slowly caught up to my mind, which normally happens about a mile into the distance, I slowly […]

Thanks for HBirthday wishes to all!! Just another funny (in retrospect) episode to share with my continuously growing audience.  As everyone already knows, and as the name above suggests, I run pretty early in the day, like say, at 5 AM, when the darkness of the night still rules.  And […]

It is amazing how many people actually generalize their understanding of how eating may affect their weight, shape and form.  Nothing is simple, and nothing works 100% of the time, and it is usually a combination of multiple factors that contribute to the overall success of your attempts to stay […]

Having taken a couple of days off, for various reasons (mostly BS excuses), I found myself back in action at 5 AM this morning!  Of course, the first most initial reaction – oh my!  The cold, sharp, all-penetrating air shocked and shook me all the way through, instantly waking me […]

Just read a new piece on Metabolism, and the numerous things they suggest we do in order to speed up our burn-rate.  Thought I’d share my thoughts and experiences on each: Suggestion #1 – Do Intervals.  In other words, change the speed at which you do your cardio, mixing up slow to fast, then […]

As the memory of 2010 slowly evaporates into the channels of history, I am trying to stay true to some of my “resolutions”, well, not exactly resolutions, more like “intentions”, because I did not go so far as to make a mental stipulation, or  a vow to myself.  I have […]

As a runner, I realize that I will always have a complicated relationship with dogs, as I typically move fast enough to look like a toy to them. I also realize that most of the time, the dog simply wants to play with me, and rarely (I hope…) that dog […]

Was just reading Tara Parker’s amazing health NY Times blog: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/phys-ed-the-benefits-of-exercising-before-breakfast/?src=me&ref=general touching upon the same old question, what should happen first – breakfast or exercise?  Of course, I may be just a tad biased, as running before breakfast is the very foundation, the core belief of 5 AM Running!  But […]

I was going to write about the beauty of empty roads on my latest run (4:45 AM this time around), however, something rather interesting caught my attention. For some odd reason, I have been getting Forbes Magazine with stunning regularity, which is somewhat intriguing since I have never been a […]

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I am no scientist.  But unfortunately, we have to delve into a bit of science to understand what metabolism is, and how it affects our weight loss / gain.  Why is everyone talking about it? Basically, all the energy we get from […]