Anyone who has run a marathon, cycled a long race, or camped in the woods for 10 days will tell you wet wipes are the bang! Wet wipes are small, moist, antiseptic squares of civilization. Crohn’s/Colitis makes them an essential piece of gear for any run or ride over two hours. Further, when on [...]
As I look back on 2008, I had it pretty good this year.
10 years of marriage under my belt
Gabriel and Isabella are both healthy and doing well in school.
I finally got to do the circle tour with my family
I am gainfully employed, yeahh!
I think I had been [...]
David Goggins Ultramarathoner
I found this video on facebook of all places: Titled marathon videos.
David, who is also a Navy Sealcompleted the Mcnaughton 150 mile ultra-marathon in 33 hours.
In this motivational video he says quite a bit about the drive to finish things, to keep trying, and to perservere. For me this is the [...]
The Kal-Haven Trail Link up to Downtown Kalamazoo
Runners and cyclists rejoice, a new low traffic route is available from downtown Kalamazoo. Right near Westnedge ave, the trailhead can be picked up and taken all the way to 10th avenue.
I ran the portion to Nichols this Sunday. Here is my route, (approximately).
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The qualified state of bliss from Running
Any runner will tell you that if you get moving, putting one foot in front of the other in rapid succession, your brain will release its firm grasp on things like depression, anxiety, and good things start to come.
Our world is filled with things, or for better or worse [...]
Running For Beer
My friend and neighbor Bill, had an ingenious idea Friday evening. The Runner’s Pub Crawl in Kalamazoo. We suited up Friday after work and plotted our course. We decided on a rough course of running from home, (Westnedge Hill) to Bell’s for a pint, then from Bell’s to Harvey’s for a quick pint/drink, [...]
First Four Mile Run after hernia repair
I tore my tendon 5 weeks after my hernia repair surgery at my first Ultimate Frisbee game of the season. I was able to keep cycling even with the torn tendon. The doctor said the flexion and extension would bother it. The stabilizing needs of running however were painful [...]
Four weeks after my initial physician visit, I went in for another consulation with my family doctor. My family doctor, another runner, performed a hernia examination. His immediate conclusion was to see a surgeon about an Inguenal Hernia. While this may sound like bad news to most people. To me it is the solution to [...]
At the beginning of February my marathon training program was going really well. My miles had been creeping up steadily and I hadn’t been injured. My hamstrings were taught as a kettle drum, but I thought this was something I could manage. My long runs were getting longer and my right knee wasn’t bothering me. [...]
When you’re in junior high you’re afraid to tell your friends you like a girl because… well you’re in junior high. They may not like her, it may not work out, she might dump you. At the end of the day you have to live with yourself, and you have to make a commitment with [...]