While watching my nephew’s YouTube report of his family’s vacation to a resort in the Bahamas my wife Michelle asked me “why don’t we do vacations like that?” I had to tell her it was because we only do Type II fun. I did not come up with the fun classification system, but I loveContinue reading “The Best Type of Fun”
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An Underrated Classic
In the age of watches that can play music, send messages, and do all sorts of other fancy things, I am a still big fan of the Timex Ironman Classic. The Timex has been around pretty much unchanged since the 1990s. It costs $35 dollars and is basically indestructible, small, light, and runs for yearsContinue reading “An Underrated Classic”
The Elephant in the Room
Most of us have been admonished at one time or another to focus on that which we can control. A year into the pandemic, we seem to have lost sight of this lesson. The narrative has focused almost exclusively on one element of risk control: limiting exposure to the virus through social distancing, masks, etc. Continue reading “The Elephant in the Room”
Gaia GPS Long Term Review: The Best Outdoor App
For the past two years I have been using the Gaia GPS app on my iPhone for navigation and to record hikes and ultramarathons. I am neither a gadget nor app guy, but the utility of Gaia GPS is such that I felt compelled to write a review. Gaia GPS is the single most usefulContinue reading “Gaia GPS Long Term Review: The Best Outdoor App”
Going Through the Motions
A couple of weeks ago I had a disaster workout. I took a hard fall on the rocks a few miles into a long run, then just muddled through. To describe it as an uninspiring performance would be charitable. As we walked to the car after, I told John that the last three hours hadContinue reading “Going Through the Motions”
Time for Real School
As a follow-up to my recent COVID post, this weekend I came across a survey database of infection rates at schools in the US. It strongly suggests that schools are not impacting the spread of COVID and that in-person schools are not an elevated risk for teachers. These data were collected by a company calledContinue reading “Time for Real School”
Its Time
Like everything else these days, reopening schools has become just another issue for political cultists to fight about. The lack of nuanced leadership based on an objective view of what we know and what we don’t is, and I say this with extreme understatement, disappointing. My family is re-engaging with most of the pre-COVID activitiesContinue reading “Its Time”
Patience
For something that is supposedly good for us, running can do a lot of damage. Our injuries rarely announce themselves with the “pop” of a tendon rupturing or the sight of a bone sticking out of the skin. Instead, running injuries are sneaky bastards. One day we are fine, the next a little stiff. ThenContinue reading “Patience”
Book Review: A cycling book that runners should read
With a race on the calendar for August, I recently started the process of putting together my yearly training program. I find this is always a good time to review my library of training books and see if there are any other resources out there that may be of aid. A few weeks ago, IContinue reading “Book Review: A cycling book that runners should read”
2019 Run Rabbit Run 100
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill The Run Rabbit Run 100 is solid race with an outstanding vibe. Its unique in that runners must elect to either be a Hare – fast runners subject to a 30-hour cutoff and racing for prize money – or a Tortoise – everyone else subject toContinue reading “2019 Run Rabbit Run 100”
Vamonos Baby! 