This morning at the gym, I was in the middle of a set of shoulder presses when something in my back went funny. It was almost the feeling of losing my breath. I finished my set, but found myself unable to do any other upper body. Frustrated, but not ruined; I got my first lower body workout in quite a while done. Got home,…
Just saw someone post this to Facebook. It’s from Grey’s Anatomy, which is hilarious because for years I had to put up with Caitlin watching it (it’s not a bad show, but it’s definitely not a guy show), but damn, good quote: “At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy.…
Nearly three years ago to the day, I resigned from my fairly comfortable position at Anystream. I loved the people, I loved the work, but the company was being steered into a direction I didn’t particularly care for, they were top-heavy, and management was pretty poor. It was a VC-funded business with a few too many egos, and I couldn’t be around that; I’m…
Today marks the official one year anniversary of me halting all running. To say I’ve started running again is kind of a joke; I’ve been doing about 25 miles per month for the past three. I feel I could probably pick that up a bit, but biking seems to be doing me pretty well for now. Two months ago, I ran my first 5k…
I came into the month with a goal of 50 miles run, 200 biked, and 5 swam. Looking back, it was a bit lofty; I kept busy pretty much the entire month and still couldn’t do it. I ended the month with 28.5 run (a post-injury record), 233 biked (most ever by 92), and 4.44 swam (most ever by double AND I missed an…
Been slacking… Been busy… Been worn out… A couple weeks ago I finally rode all the way to Mount Vernon and back. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do, but the timing never seemed right. It’s only a 40-miler so nothing too special, but it’s still a noteworthy destination. I don’t think I’ll ever do it again as the trail at and past Alexandria…