Over the past month I have been an international traveling machine. First I went to Switzerland for a couple of days. It was early autumn when I first visited the country, so it always feels nice to visit this time of year – like returning to my second home. The weather was gorgeous, so IContinue reading “International Travel”
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10 Years Since Hurricane Rita
Do you remember what you were doing 10 years ago today? Besides celebrating my half birthday, I mean. I remember it very vividly because it was the day before Hurricane Rita struck the Texas gulf coast. Just a few weeks had passed since the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina had hit. Houston had opened its arms toContinue reading “10 Years Since Hurricane Rita”
First Obstacle Race in the books!
Saturday I competed in the Legend Race obstacle course race, a 5-mile trail run with obstacles just outside of RTP. With ropes to climb, walls to scale, poles to traverse, logs to carry, etc. every quarter mile or so, it was a lot more interesting (and a lot more tiring!) than just going for aContinue reading “First Obstacle Race in the books!”
Weekend in Roanoke
Katie and I took advantage of the holiday weekend to take a quick trip to Roanoke, Virginia, which neither of us had visited before. Roanoke is the economic hub of southwest Virginia and is less than three hours from Chapel Hill by car. We drove up Friday after work/school and arrived in time for dinner.Continue reading “Weekend in Roanoke”
Running Smarter Not Longer
This year I’ve adopted a new running training methodology and so far I’ve been very pleased with the results. Last year I was running a training plan prescribed by triathlete coach Joe Friel. It had me running four days a week, cycling through tens of different workouts. I made decent progress and set a fewContinue reading “Running Smarter Not Longer”
Max the Ninja Dog
We had a bit of tense situation involving Max, our golden retriever, on Monday. I let him out the front door to go the bathroom, then ducked back inside for a second to grab a poop bag in case it would be necessary. When I came back out, Max was nowhere to be seen. ThatContinue reading “Max the Ninja Dog”
Summer Track 2015 PRs
Another summer track season has come and gone so it’s time to look at how I did. Below are my PRs from this year’s events with last year’s PRs in parentheses: 100m: 13.1s (12.7s) 200m: 28.54s (27.69s) 400m: 1:03 (1:04) 800m: 2:31 (2:37) 1,500m: 5:23 (5:21) 1 Mile: 5:51 (5:52) 3,000m: 11:39 (11:57) 5,000m: 20:19Continue reading “Summer Track 2015 PRs”
4th of July
This year’s 4th of July was one of the best in recent memory. We spent it with family up on Lake St. Clair, so it was filled with boating, kayaking, and eating freshly caught fish. More than just a good, relaxing time, this year’s 4th was especially significant given the recent landmark Supreme Court decisionContinue reading “4th of July”
The Magic Forest
One of the aspects we have loved so far about North Carolina is how wooded it is. Even though we live just down the street from a major university and the commercial hub of Chapel Hill, we are surrounded by trees and creeks and trails, deer and foxes and birds. Although the flora and faunaContinue reading “The Magic Forest”
San Diego Day 3
Our final day in San Diego was both good and bad. The bad: I woke up with a sore throat. The good: everything else! Those who know me well know that, in my world, a sore throat comes with an immediate prescription for . . . GELATO!!! Fortunately for me, San Diego’s Little Italy isContinue reading “San Diego Day 3”