RUNNING + LANGUAGES + MUSIC + WRITING + PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Everybody wants to fight time. They want to find more of it. Optimize every last fucking niche of their life to locate that speck of time that will help them achieve whatever goals they think they have to accomplish. They “hack” everything. This might even be you. In all fairness, it’s me too. I’ve tried…Continue Reading “Time Is Not Your Enemy”
So I’m running again! Kind of. Not a lot, and it’s very uncomfortable. The pain isn’t like before, but it’s there. After 8 weeks, or some bullshit like that, I still get that pain after 2 miles or so. Again, nowhere near where it was, but it’s still there. But I don’t care. I’m running….Continue Reading “A Return To Running + The 7 Step Running Injury Cure + Pinning”
We’re a quarter deep into 2019! Oh how time flies! Today I’ll be looking at how I did in the first quarter vis-a-vis my goals. Like all beginnings, this one came with some…adaptations. I’ll talk about that. I’ll also outline what went well, what did not, and what I learned going into the rest of…Continue Reading “2019 Goals – Q1 Review”
With the knee and everything else, running is stalled out. Not to mention, we were on vacation this week in sunny Florida. So, instead of the continued bemoaning by me regarding my state of running, I thought I’d reflect on a purging game I undertook last November. Yes, the purge. If you know me, you…Continue Reading “Playing The Minimalism Game”
Running is still stalled out, or so as far as I can tell. I haven’t dared to try with the exception of a few miles each week. And when I do go out, the second I feel a tinge of pain, I head home. Instead of running, I’ve been putting in my time on the…Continue Reading “Running Form + IT Strap + French”
At this point, I’m uncertain if I’ll ever learn Spanish. Maybe I’m overstating this. I’m known to be a bit dramatic. But Jesus. Learning a language takes a long. fucking. time. Since the beginning of 2018 I’ve put in 450 recorded hours. That, of course, is not even counting the 3 years in high school…Continue Reading “Learning Spanish / Half Marathon Fail”
2nd blog post of this type and it starts with a whimper. ITBS Last time I told you that during my long run my knee started hurting pretty bad on the side. It was ITBS. I knew what it was when it happened. It’s pretty much the one injury I get, and a combination of…Continue Reading “ITBS / Authenticity”
I went out on a long run last Sunday with the idea that I was going to go 17 miles. I’m building up for this 50k at the beginning of April, and I want to get as many 20 milers under my feet before then. I thought this sounded reasonable, but apparently, the entire natural…Continue Reading “Long Run / Injury / Porcupine”
For those aspiring writers out there, whether it be fiction, essays, or you just want to start a blog, one really good habit to cultivate is daily writing. If I got anything out of my time grinding in grad school in the humanities (don’t do it) it’s this. Writing big chunks of words can be…Continue Reading “A Daily Writing Habit”
This is my first running blog. Let’s see how it goes. I wanted to do a quick discussion about my experience using different training methodologies (specifically running by feel) while training for long distance races. Just so we’re clear, this is all anecdotal. If you’re for real interested in training methods, you should read some…Continue Reading “Why I Train by RPE Instead of Heart Rate or Pace”