Getting back into the swing of things is hard. Finding your reason to get back on the nutrition and workout path is hard. But it doesn't have to be lonely.
Re-framing the Food Narrative
When I first decided that I needed to lose weight, I thought that I could outwork a bad diet. I figured if I went all out in the gym, I could still eat the same way that I always had but still do enough work to lose what I wanted to lose and everything would …
Why Do I Mudder?
So I got an email from Tough Mudder asking “Why do I Mudder?” It’s a question that I have answered throughout multiple posts but I never really gave one unified answer as to why I run through all of this. And I submitted it but also cut out some of the story because I was …
Finding Your Reason
Inspiration comes from the most unlikely of places. It can come from reading a new book, having a conversation with a trusted friend, or listening to a song that stokes the fire of your very soul. Then are the times when you take a class at your friend’s gym where the trainer keeps yelling YOU …
The Global Running Day Post
Running forced me to go outside my comfort zone and push past my perceived limits. I used to have trouble running a full mile without wanting to curl into a ball and die.
Lessons Found in the Mud
It’s no secret that the favorite race I’ve ever done has been the Tough Mudder. It’s the one that started this whole journey and transformed me into something that remotely resembles a runner. Everytime I step on that Philly Mudder course, I get just as hyped as I did the first time. It’s equal parts …
“You Don’t Look Like a Runner”
WOOOOHOOO I REMEMBERED MY PASSWORD! *Ahem* sorry about that. In all honesty, I’ve had a bit of writer’s block recently, trying to figure out what direction I wanted to take these posts moving forward. There’s only so many miles, pun fully intended, I can milk from my training and ridiculous running stories. Though one …
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Spartan Sprint
Yes, yes, yes I know it has been a while since I last posted. A gauntlet of training for the Philly Spartan Sprint (more on that in a bit) and going to 3 weddings in 4 weekends makes it hard to keep a strict writing schedule and train for your upcoming half-marathon. In other words- …
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Summer Slowdown and To Podcast or Not to Podcast?
I know! It's shocking, I'm actually posting twice in one week, it's weird for me too but this is the world we live in now. I figured the best way to deal with the stagnation, nagging hip strain, my seemingly new inability to say no to mac n cheese in any form is to write …
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Introduction to the Recovering Fat Kid Part 2 or How I Learned to Not Hate Running
So my bad for the Sopranos style cliffhanger on the last post. The need for sleep got in the way of finishing the story but this is how we learn and realize sleep is for the weak. Story time comes first So let's get back to it. (DISCLAIMER: a full night's sleep is actually fundamental …
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About the Name Change
Ok, so you may have noticed a slight change in the name of this humble blog. When I first started this blog it was meant as a way for me to talk about everything I went through during my weight loss, tell a couple self-deprecating jokes, and stretch my creative muscles. I wanted a title …
The “Potential” Death of Tough Mudder
Staring down that face of a slick half pipe, a half pipe that I had failed to get to the top of 5 times before, I felt doubt creeping into my mind. Why was I doing this? Why do I have to get up this wall? Hadn’t just showing up today, running through the mud …
So I Ran the Philly Marathon
Marathons existed as this abstract concept for years to me. I've known people that have done them, I knew that people would run them in crazy fast times, and that they were held all over the world. Before I started running, I never thought I would ever be in the position to even consider whether …
The Palmerton Super Took a Part of my Soul. I Want it Back
This past Saturday, I started the journey to completing my first Spartan Trifecta. For the people that don't enjoy putting themselves through physical and existential hell, a Trifecta is when you run the 3.1 mile Spartan Sprint, the 8.1 Spartan Super, and the 13.1 Spartan Beast in the same calendar year. I knew going for …
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