This weekend I took a quick, but very active, trip to Oregon – my first time to visit that state. I arrived Thursday and was met with exactly what I expected from the Pacific Northwest: gray and rainy weather. One thing I didn’t expect, though, was that the drivers would not be very good atContinue reading “First Trip to Oregon”
Category Archives: Health & Sports
Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014
Yesterday I ran the Chestnut Ridge 4-mile Trail Race for the second time and did pretty well, placing sixth overall and second in my age group. Chestnut Ridge was the first trail race I ran in North Carolina last year and was it ever a shock to my system. Having been used to flat roadContinue reading “Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014”
Running for a Reason
This weekend I had a phenomenal experience that has changed running for me forever. I ran my first race as a volunteer for Ainsley’s Angels. It is an organization that promotes inclusion for and awareness of the special needs community by pairing up runners (“angels”) with those who can’t run the races by themselves (“captains”).Continue reading “Running for a Reason”
Final Summer Track PRs
As I detailed in my previous post, I have been running track meets this summer and steadily improving in all these new (to me) events. Here are my final PRs in all events for the summer track season: 100m: 12.7s 200m: 27.69s 400m: 1:04 800m: 2:37 1,000m: 3:19 1,500m: 5:21 1 mile: 5:52 3,000m: 11:57Continue reading “Final Summer Track PRs”
Rollin’ and Tumblin’
This morning I tripped on a root and took quite a spill while trail running. Usually I am quite attentive while running and very deliberate about picking my feet up for exactly that reason. This morning, however, I was listening to an audiobook while running and I suspect that that was the culprit – IContinue reading “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”
Summer Track PRs
This summer I have been participating in a summer track series at UNC’s Belk Track. Every Wednesday the Godiva Track Club gets together and holds a track meet alternating between “long” nights and “short” nights, featuring events of slightly longer and shorter distances respectively. Having never run track before, I have been using these eventsContinue reading “Summer Track PRs”
World Cup in the USA
Four years have come and gone since the last World Cup, which I enjoyed in Switzerland. This is my first time really following the action in the US, which is – of course – a different experience. One side effect of having attended such a global school as IMD is that I have friends andContinue reading “World Cup in the USA”
The Vibram Five Fingers Lawsuit
Last month it was reported that Vibram, the company that makes the Five Fingers minimalist footwear in which I run, decided to settle a class action lawsuit against it rather than take it to trial. Many of my Facebook friends posted incendiary, sensational articles about it on my wall as if to say, “I toldContinue reading “The Vibram Five Fingers Lawsuit”
Fittest Entrepreneur
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fittest [entrepreneur] of them all . . . ? I am! At least according to the Houston Fittest Entrepreneur Challenge, which was organized by Fit Company, a nonprofit seeking to promote health among business professionals. There were several competitor categories: entrepreneurs, execs, doctors, lawyers, and company teams. AllContinue reading “Fittest Entrepreneur”
Rice Football Wins The Right Way
Yesterday, the Rice football team won its first outright conference championship since 1957! The Owls are now 10-3 on the season with the opportunity to achieve the first 11-win season in school history if they can win in the Liberty Bowl this New Year’s Eve. That won’t be easy as they will be playing againstContinue reading “Rice Football Wins The Right Way”