A Mouthful of Dirt

I say ‘no’ sometimes, because I’m afraid. Even typing those words, I feel the trepidation of confessing something […]

Adversity University

Running is an elective. Mountain biking, too. All the biking. And hiking, also. In fact all the exertion. […]

January gets rough, not only because we’re working out in the cold and darkness, but also because we’re […]

I have this entirely mistaken idea that at some point in any workout you tip over from simply […]

This is just typical. I’m laying here on the couch. taking a day off. Gray clouds scud across […]

I don’t even know what the distance is. Maybe ten miles. On most runs, I don’t bring food. […]

I signed myself up for some events, a 25k trail run, a 30 mile day, and a 50k […]

Relentlessness and consistency are strange cousins. One is high stress and all action. The other is measured and […]

I got called a mother fucker during this workout. By my wife. So, draw what conclusions you will. […]

These are the things bothering me. These are also the things I am doing nothing about. I don’t […]