Every day of your life people tell you what you can and can’t do. Parents, spouses, children, doctors, teachers, and bosses all exist to tell you what is possible and what is not. Most of us view our lives rolling ahead on fixed rails like a train. One rail is possibility, the other is limitations. …
Tag Archive: Running
Mar
17
Wet Wipes for Athletes-Action Wipes
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 long …
Jan
02
Looking Forward to 2009
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 focusing on some …
Oct
31
David Goggins Ultramarathoner Video-limit of the human spirit
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 …
Sep
09
New Kal-Haven Trail link up to Downtown Kalamazoo
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). 09/09/2008 RouteFind …
Sep
08
The meditative state of Running
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 …
Aug
19
Kalamazoo Runner’s Pub Crawl-Running for Beer
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 …
Jul
09
First 4 mile run since hernia repair in April
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 …
Mar
21
Mysteries of the Human Anatomy-Inguenal Hernia
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 …
Feb
26
Injury 2008 Marathon Delayed
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. …
