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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Continue reading The Palmerton Super Took a Part of my Soul. I Want it Back
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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- …
Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Spartan Sprint
I'm taking a quick time-out from stretching/running/doing absolutely nothing on my vacation to discuss one of the many ideas rattling around my head. Like I mentioned in the last post, I have an idea for launching a Podcast associated with the blog. I've down podcasts before in the past and it's a medium that I …
