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Prelude – Boston 2019 Thoughts on my upcoming 21st run of the Boston Marathon. At this point it’s a bit of a tradition for me to sketch my thoughts prior to the race. I do it every year. It is inevitably hopeful and optimistic. I guess that’s just my makeup. Even those years where I’m …
Healing Is it ok to take time off to heal? I haven’t run in two weeks. Honestly, I haven’t worked out in two weeks. Unless you count walking the dog. And it has been glorious! I’m not kidding. I had to stop due to injury, but my level of stress dropped significantly. Not having to …
Innovation and breaking patterns with Epicness How do you shake things up? Sometimes people get stuck into patterns. They think they are being safe but they are unhappy. This wouldn’t bother me too much except that they make everyone around them unhappy by complaining. Have you ever heard someone say “It doesn’t challenge me but …
The unexpected Epic-ness of the Hood to Coast Relay 2015 Just when you think you can’t learn any more… Do we start this story with me head down, fighting hard into a 70 mph head wind in the driving rain? Screaming curses like a mad man into the void? Or do we start with how …
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Keeping fit with simple exercises Since I’ve been not running over the last few months I have had to figure out how to stay fit by other means. This has given me the leeway to experiment with different combinations of exercises and I have learned some things. The first thing I have been playing with …
