I’m pleased to announce I have a new adult 5k PR of 18:05 (5:50/mi pace). My pacing was perfectly even, but a combination of being a bit tired (hiked the highest peak east of the Mississippi three days prior with Dad – blog post to follow), not following my usual race morning routine, too much beer the week before, and slopping through puddles meant I…
Small family ceremony this fall, party to follow. Thinking Bend.
Whoa. I just read an entire trilogy straight through. I was looking for something to scratch my medieval/fantasy itch, have had the first in the series on my reading list for a long time, sunk my teeth into it, didn’t hate it, and kept going. Across Half a King, Half the World, and Half a War, Joe Abercrombie weaves a tale of cunning, intrigue, broken…
2nd race of the year, 2nd win! The Teddy Twilight is a night of racing at the local high school track. Proceeds from the event benefit the high school track team. I forget who told me about the event, but they didn’t attend. It may have been Matt who had to work. I’m glad he didn’t attend because he would have beaten me. Anyway,…
Following Leadville I stopped caring about my athletic endeavors. I ate everything I wanted (often too much), didn’t exercise much (relatively), and put had put on 15lbs by the end of the holiday season. This was much needed for my mind, but I’ve still got a good portion of that weight and my next athletic goal is upon me – a sub-18 5k in…
My annual foray into the classics. This one was about about nature so I should love it, right? I LIKE NATURE. And I did for the first bit that was all about the numbers behind building a home, growing x crop, selling it for y dollars, turning profit, rethinking things the following year, etc. etc., but then it got all existential and borderline looney.…