Goals for 2024

As I write this, we're already a few days into 2024. I hope everyone had a happy, festive, and safe holiday -- whatever holiday you celebrate -- as well as an equally festive New Year's celebration. For me, personally, New Year's Eve was a quiet evening in my living room along with my wife, and New Year's …

The meaning of #MemorialDayMurph #CrossFit

This morning, I went and did a CrossFit tradition: Murph. Granted, I'm not the best athlete, and I'm not getting any younger (trust me, I'm older than I look), so I scaled it down to what I call a "half-Murph." Rather than the full mile runs and the total number of reps, I scaled them …

The right frame of mind is important for your overall health

I've been holding off on writing about this, but what happened to me is an important story to tell, and a cautionary tale for others who might be going through the same thing. The photo you see above is me lying in a hospital bed about a month ago. And I want to tell you …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 24: Coping with the stress #COVID19

I'm not going to lie. The mental stress of being out of a job (ten months, and counting) is affecting me in many ways. I'll talk about the mental stress (which is what this article is mostly about) in a minute, but before I get into that, let me talk about something that has been …

Goals for 2021

So, for my first post of 2021, I figured I should list my goals (I refuse to call them "resolutions") for the new year. First and foremost, above everything else, find new employment. I have been unemployed since May 1. For those of you keeping score, that's eight months. 67% of my 2020 was spent …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 13: Running for my life #COVID19

I'll admit that the COVID-19 crisis has had me fall into some bad habits. This morning, I decided to address one of them. Since gyms have been shut down due to the crisis, I have fallen off the wagon when it comes to my CrossFit workouts. I've been doing a lot of sitting on my …

Memorial Day Murph — crossing the finish line

Yesterday, I did the annual Memorial Day Murph workout. I've written about it before. For those of you unfamiliar with CrossFit, the Murph workout consists of a one mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats, and another mile run. Needless to say, it is a LOT of work! For those of us who …

My first road race — the debrief

Well, I survived my first road race! Wondering how I did? Here's my official results! Hey, I didn't get lost, and I didn't finish last! And as I write this, my hamstrings are still saying some nasty things to me! I was hoping to maintain at least a slow jog throughout the race, but that …

Getting ready for my first-ever road race

As I posted a while back, I signed up for my first-ever road race! The big day is tomorrow! The pic you see above is my racing bib for the big event! I've never run a road race before. This definitely qualifies as stepping out of my comfort zone. Wish me luck tomorrow. We who …

My first road race

A while back, I wrote that to be successful, you need to step out of your comfort zone. I just stepped out of it in a big way. I just registered for my very first road race: the 2019 CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge. I have never run any kind of registered road race* before. This …