Another Super Bowl has come and gone. The end of the season always leaves me reflecting on the greatest games, teams, and players of all time. Tom Brady’s recent retirement has many people talking about his legacy as the “Greatest Of All Time,” or GOAT for short. First off, can we agree that GOAT isContinue reading “Joe Montana Is The Greatest Quarterback Ever”
Category Archives: Health & Sports
2020 (2021) Olympics Wrap-Up
Another Olympics has come and gone so it is once again time to take a look at who “won” the Games by several different metrics. Per my previous posts, I continue to use a weighted scoring system to tally Olympic medals by country. This year I once again tracked not just the medal counts but alsoContinue reading “2020 (2021) Olympics Wrap-Up”
Back to Basics
So, I’m recovering from massively invasive spinal surgery . . . Wait, wait, wait, OK, let’s back up! 2020-11 In November of last year, I woke up one morning with debilitating back pain. The pain level itself wasn’t incredibly high, but it was so uncomfortable that I basically couldn’t sleep for a week until IContinue reading “Back to Basics”
The Fall of a Titan
With a heavy heart I’m sharing that former Rice Owl, Courtney Hall, died unexpectedly Thursday, apparently of a heart condition. Graduating from high school as a National Merit semifinalist at age 16, Courtney was an all-conference center at Rice (starting every one of Rice’s 44 games during his four years). Drafted into the NFL atContinue reading “The Fall of a Titan”
I Don’t Say “Redskins” Anymore
Looking through my blog history, there are many references to the Washington Football Team, which was – until recently – called the Washington Redskins. I grew up in the DC Metro Area at a time when this was a magical team that frequently won the Super Bowl and I developed a strong affinity for theContinue reading “I Don’t Say “Redskins” Anymore”
My First Track Meet
Last weekend I competed at the USATF Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships. I took home a couple of medals, but mostly it was an exercise in humility! It was great fun, I made some excellent friends, and I left feeling incredibly invigorated. My journey to the nationals began last summer. As I haveContinue reading “My First Track Meet”
2018 Winter Olympics Wrap-Up
Another Olympics has come and gone, so it is once again time to take a look at who “won” the Games by several different metrics. Per my previous posts, I continue to use a weighted scoring system to tally up Olympic medals by country. This year I once again tracked not just the medal countsContinue reading “2018 Winter Olympics Wrap-Up”
Summer Olympics Wrap-Up
The Rio Olympics have come and gone! Although there was great anxiety that it would be a cluster****, the games seem to have gone off just fine. Because we don’t have TV at home, Katie and I were only able to watch a few select events that were made available by the BBC – mostlyContinue reading “Summer Olympics Wrap-Up”
Summer Track 2016 PRs
Another summer track season has come and gone and this year I was running with power. Below are my PRs from this year’s events with previous years’ PRs in parentheses: I didn’t focus on any of the sprint events this season and only “raced” the 800m-3,000m, where I mostly saw improvement. One takeaway is that,Continue reading “Summer Track 2016 PRs”
Sir Walter Miler
Last night Katie and I took advantage of our proximity to Raleigh and attended the Sir Walter Miler. It’s an annual race at which elite runners try to set new records in the mile. It was a really fun environment as spectators were allowed down on the track during the races to cheer on theContinue reading “Sir Walter Miler”