While I’ve been running less, I haven’t completely fallen out of the habit, and I still find spending an hour on the treadmill to be the simplest way to feel better for the rest of the day. Real-world racing remains appealing, for the excitement, the community, and for the forcing function to get on theContinue reading “Fall 2023 Races”
Category Archives: running
Divorce – 18 Months In
I got separated in March 2020 and finally divorced in January 2022. It was a long time in coming, but it wasn’t awesome. In hindsight, I disassociated a bit, spreading the pain out over time rather than feeling it all at once. Immediately after our separation, I could easily distract myself for months by gettingContinue reading “Divorce – 18 Months In”
A Beautiful 10K
This morning was my second visit to the Austin Capitol 10K race. Last year’s run represented my first real race, then two months into my new fitness regime, and I only met my third goal (“Finish without getting hurt“) while missing the first two (“Run the whole way“, and “Finish in 56 minutes“). Last year,Continue reading “A Beautiful 10K”
Slow Seaside Half
After my first real-world half marathon in January, I ended up signing up for the 2024 race, but I also quickly decided that I didn’t want to wait a full year to give it another shot. A day or so later, I signed up for the Galveston Island Half Marathon at the end of February,Continue reading “Slow Seaside Half”
A Year of Intention
By February 7th 2022, I hadn’t yet started jogging on my treadmill, but walking, biking, and improved diet got me down about 15 pounds from my peak. A year later, I’ve stabilized around forty pounds below that.
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