Let’s play a little game of “Never Have I Ever…” I’ll go first. Never have I ever… owned two pairs of running shoes at the same time on purpose. You see, the story goes that I basically always have a pair of running shoes and when they wear out I get another pair. There’s someContinue reading “New Running Shoes, New Insoles, and a Farewell Tour”
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Triathlon Bicycle Accident – A Stitches Update
Over a month ago I experienced my first in-race accident as I cycled back towards the transition area for a sprint triathlon in northwest Florida. Did I crash into another cyclist? Bump pedals battling for the #1 spot? Nope and nope! If you guessed hitting a traffic cone, you win. Here are two recaps: TheContinue reading “Triathlon Bicycle Accident – A Stitches Update”
No more pool chlorine allergies!? A triathlon training update…
Until I started swimming in a pool more regularly, I had no idea my body would react the way it did to the water. A full day, sometimes multiple days, of sneezing, runny nose, and congestion. It was… the. worst. I thought it was a chlorine allergy… which turned out to be mostly false. Here’sContinue reading “No more pool chlorine allergies!? A triathlon training update…”
Triathlon Injury – A Recovery Update of the Horizontal Mattress
If you want the backstory of today’s post, check out part 1 and part 2 and I should warn you, there are some gnarly pictures of a cycling injury where my leg got some lacerations. It could’ve been worse (doesn’t everybody say that?) but as I look back at those pics now, gosh it wasContinue reading “Triathlon Injury – A Recovery Update of the Horizontal Mattress”
Underachiever… and Proud of it, Man!
I was a middle school student in Stafford, Virginia when “The Simpsons” was a really popular show. Actually, I’ll toot my own horn… I could do Bart Simpson’s voice pretty accurately. Phrases like “Don’t have a cow, man” and Homer’s “Doh!” were part of middle school conversations, the show’s relevance solidified by Bart Simpson evenContinue reading “Underachiever… and Proud of it, Man!”
Out of the Wilderness 