From the category archives:

RUNNING

CMON SUMMER, KICK IN

June 16, 2010

I’ve had a couple weeks now, when even though I know that amazing stuff is happening, my energy is caught in a start/stop stammer. The only remedy has to be clearing out the clogs and keep moving. I’ve been doing plenty of the latter, now that it’s week 2 of marathon training. Last week was [...]

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SURRENDER AGAIN

May 19, 2010

There’s nothing like a 26.2 mile race that forces you to contemplate things like surrender and acceptance. If for no other reason than not destroying yourself on race day, you need to come to terms with the commitment necessary to haul your ass those 26.2 miles at a steady (preferably efficient) clip. I’m getting my [...]

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BREATHING, GLOWING

October 8, 2009

Running the trail for the 3rd consecutive morning, I’ve started to notice how damn happy the people are who are out there with me. There really aren’t many of us, but everyone has a pretty frisky grin on their grill. There are old ladies looking for birds, a few couples, and a few other joggers [...]

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FIRST HALF MARATHON

September 28, 2009

Yeah unfortunately, that red streak on my shirt is nipple blood. I applied the band-aids and everything, and still left my nips rolling around in the street somewhere between miles 8 and 12.  My $14 Target swimming trunks garnered more cheers than I expected. Seriously, about 8-10 ladies said “love your shorts!”, and it wasn’t [...]

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running, drinking, peeing, etc

May 18, 2009

I thought running in an organized race would grant me permission to swipe beverages out of stranger’s hands, chug them, crush the cup, and then throw it back in their face. Thanks for helping me win! Even scalding hot coffee, canteens, or flasks. Anyone holding a beverage could be a pit stop. Had I taken [...]

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