by Dan | May 24, 2012 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Getting ready for the marathon last saturday. Getting my garmin ready for the start of the race so I can also keep track of my pace and the distance. I was very nervous that morning. My training partner was there to cheer me on, but would have liked it better to have him in the race with me. Even though I was worried how I was going to do this on my own, I would have been more worried had he been in the race with me.
Once I got into the starting area, I started calming down a little more. With almost 2000 people, I guess I was not running alone. Here I am in the middle, with the white cap. As I was coming between mile 24 and 25, one runner collapsed towards me coming around a corner, and I helped get him to the side. Before I even realized, there were 3 medical personnel there to help him, and telling me to go on running, that they had things under control. That last 1 1/2 miles I did even more thinking, glad who I had trained with was waiting at the finish line, and this was not happening to him. I will elaborate a little further as the next posts will discuss issues with heart disease, and what it could me for all of us. For now, everybody keep moving.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1701
by Dan | May 20, 2012 | Exercise, Family, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
This was a busy weekend. Friday night in Fargo was the 5k run, with close to 10,000 people, then saturday morning started out with a 10k at 7AM, a half marathon at 7:30, and a full marathon at 8:15. There was a good representation of Watertown up in Fargo this weekend. They even had a 4 person relay team to cover the marathon distance as well. There were around 5,000 people in the half marathon, and almost 2,000 in the marathon. Sarah did the half, and I did the marathon. It was 95 degrees the day before, and we were worried what saturday would bring. Saturday morning was 53 degrees!!!
Here Sarah and I are with our finishers medals. Wiped out! Sarah wanted to finish under 2 hours, and was just over 1:56 minutes. I wanted to finish in under 4 hours, and came in at 3:58:57. Talk about cutting it close. Those last 6 miles were tough…but there were tons of people cheering us on! Making plans again for next year, but hope to have my other marathon training partner back by then too. It was a good day for personal achievements. I will post some other pictures fromt his weekend as this week goes on. Keep moving everybody.
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1697
by Dan | May 13, 2012 | Exercise, Family, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there. I hope you have a great day. It is a day you have earned, and deserve. We all appreciate everything you do, even if you are not always told. I spent the last few days in SF telling my mom this, now it is time to spend the day telling Sarah this as well. I made her breakfast in bed, gave her some gifts, and then we went for a 4 mile walk. Later this afternoon we are going to spend time outside getting some things done. It just goes to show, you can spend time together, and be active.
Here Sarah is with the kids taking a break for a picture while we were climbing Harney Peak a few years ago. You have to stay in shape just to keep up with your kids. What better way to get your point across than to lead by example. Don’t just say “you have to exercise”. Do it with them. We all had a good time on this trip. Of course, you can always make it a little more competitive, and create more fun at the same time. Here Sarah shows them just how tough she can be.
Remember, lead by example. Nothing says it better than that. Happy Mothers day Sarah, and to all you moms out there. I hope your day is wonderful. You deserve it! Stay active everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1690
by Dan | May 10, 2012 | Family, Motivation, Wellness/Health
The Annual Avera Race Against Breast Cancer is this coming saturday, in celebration of all those women who are survivors of breast cancer. The Reiffenbergers will be out in full force running on a team for my sister-in-law Joni. We are the Pink Panthers! It is a great way to start off mothers day weekend. We all know someone with breast cancer…either our mother, sister, spouse, friend, relative of some sort. Go out and help raise money and awareness for this. We are all affected by it in some way. It is a great way to go out and exercise for the day as well. Hope to see you there. Keep moving!
Also, Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad! 57 years of marriage! Love ya!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1687
by Dan | May 9, 2012 | Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Life is a path that continues to keep going, always bringing us different adventures, both good and bad. Friends are there forever. As I am getting ready to do the Fargo marathon in the next 10 days, a big concern of mine has been with a training partner, a Friend. He has been having some health issues, and until they get under control, can be serious. This is the time to reflect back and remember that we all have goals, we all want to be healthy, but we have to remember to be smart and do what is safe. This is not always the answer we may want to hear. My friend has put in a lot of work getting ready for this marathon, and now can’t do it. I want to run it with him, but not at the potential expense of his health. Life is too short already. We want to be active, enjoy life, present ourselves with challenges, but we need to be safe.
We need to look beyond the now, and into the future. There will be another day, another marathon, another challenge. So training partner, FRIEND, I will get ready with you on another one in the future, and help you accomplish your goal. I want you to take care of yourself first and foremost. There will be another race, and I will help you get it done. Be safe! I will still be running with you in my head on May 19 in Fargo.
Keep moving everybody. Be safe!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1686
by Dan | Apr 29, 2012 | Exercise, Goals, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Sunday morning was a good day for a bunch of us to get out for a run. Most of us today are either getting ready for a half marathon, or a marathon. We will keep spreading the word about the running club, as the biggest thing involved with it is just to get people out with a group to go for a run. People worry that they are “not good enough”, or “I won’t be able to keep up”. It has nothing to do with this. It is just to get people to get out and have a social event, and exercise at the same time. People can run anywhere from a couple of miles, to as long as they want to go. It is not a contest, or a race. As we get further into May, I will start talking about how we will have different meeting times, and even considering other days of the week, and whoever can come, join. Here we are starting out the morning here today.
We have Holly, Jill, Steve, Jackie, me, Steve, Sarah, and Tom. Hope everybody had a good weekend. Enjoy. Keep moving!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day # 1676
