After last month’s races, I decided that I could reduce some of my stress around my first half marathon (Austin 3M at the end of January) by running a slow marathon ahead of time — a Race 0 if you will. So, I signed up for the Decker Challenge, with a goal of finishing aroundContinue reading “Missed Half”
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Q4 2022 Races
I finished the first section of Tommy Rivers’ half-marathon training series (in Bolivia) and have moved on to the second section (Japan). I ran two Austin races in November, notching some real-world running experience in preparation for the 3M Half Marathon that I’ll be running at the end of January. Run for the Water OnContinue reading “Q4 2022 Races”
End of Q2 Check-in
Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 177 days in, and things are continuing to go well. Fitness – Mechanics When you get right down to it, losing weight is simple (which is different than easy). Every pound of fat is 3500 calories. To lose two pounds of fat per week,Continue reading “End of Q2 Check-in”
Real-World Running
Yesterday, I ran my first 10K in “the real world”, my first real world run in a long time. Almost eleven years ago I ran a 5K, and 3.5 years ago I ran a non-competitive 5 miler on Thanksgiving. I was a bit worried about how my treadmill training would map to real world running,Continue reading “Real-World Running”
End of Q1 Check-in
tl;dr: On track. Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 90 days in, and things are continuing to go well. Health and Finance: A dry January. Exceeded. I stopped drinking alcohol on any sort of regular basis; over spring break, I peaked at two drinks per day. Health: Track my weight andContinue reading “End of Q1 Check-in”
Mid-February Checkin
tl;dr: On track. Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 45 days in, and things are going pretty well. Health and Finance: A dry January. Dry January has turned into dry February. Beyond idle thoughts “What should I do right now? In the old days, I’d pour myself a drink”Continue reading “Mid-February Checkin”
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New Years’ Resolutions aren’t really my jam. Over the years, I usually idly ponder some vague notion (usually “get in better shape“) in late December, and mostly forget about it by the second week of January or so. This year, I’m taking things a bit more seriously. It’s time to get busy living. Rather thanContinue reading “getaddrinfo(2022)”
Cruising Solo
For Christmas 2020, I was home alone. The highlight of my day was discovering that Jack in the Box was open. I enjoyed my Christmas cheeseburger dinner at a picnic table in a park down the street. Unexpectedly, my Christmas plans fell through for 2021, and I faced a repeat of 2020. But making JackContinue reading “Cruising Solo”
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