• I did TWO push-ups

    It’s not much and they’re somewhat ugly and very difficult, but it’s progress. In other news, I’ve run a handful of races over the past month or so. A pair of 5Ks and a pair of trail four milers. My times have been pretty bad (luckily, I’ve stayed under 20:00), but the weather has been […]

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  • Giving Twitter another go

    This will be the third time I give it a shot. I usually last a few days, cannot grasp the point, and go away for a few years. I’m making a conscious attempt to grow myself professionally this year, and it seems it is one of the best tools for seeing what folks in my […]

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  • Race: Run After the Women 5k

    Ug. I’ve either lost a ton of speed from barely working out in the past six weeks, I had a terrible day, or 95 degrees and nasty humidity really took a toll. 5k. Basically in our backyard. 19:40. Didn’t feel bad, but that’s 1:15 slower than May. I finished 20th or so, which is about […]

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  • Taking the glove off

    “Carpal fracture, closed.” Sorry for the lack of writing lately. I have been writing stuff, but doing so with a single hand is laborious and generally not too fun (owed before they’re stale: Portland trip recap, NYC trip recap). I’ve got a few drafts in the works, but I couldn’t not tell the world that […]

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  • The prognosis is as good as my choice of color

    I had a lucky “rare” break of the distal side (outer third) of the scaphoid. Much better blood flow (for healing) and it is very nicely aligned. No screw, six weeks in the cast (I paid the extra $36 for waterproof because duh), and no limits on my activities. That said, I attempted to pull […]

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  • Race: Poolesville Road Race (ouch)

    No lengthy race report here because typing is too damned slow. I went up to MD to participate in this one, which is unique in the fact that it has a 1.4-mile gravel section. Coupled with the rains we’d had all week and the fact I couldn’t sleep the night before, I wasn’t particularly looking […]

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