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 #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 …

The CrossFit Open 2019

This morning, I registered for this year's CrossFit Open, which starts tonight. This is the third time in four years that I've signed up for the Open. (I was unable to participate last year due to commitments and subsequent time constraints.) Thousands of participants from around the world, representing many age groups and skill levels, …

There’s a first for everything

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."Lao Tzu Take a moment and think about your career -- where you are now, how far you've progressed, and so on. Do you like where you are? Okay. Now, if you do like where you are, take a moment and think about how you got …

Don’t fear the CrossFit

"I gotta run a little faster; I gotta reach for the sky; I gotta come a little closer; even if I lose, I gotta try..." -- Kansas, "Inside Of Me" "Try not.  Do.  Or do not.  There is no try." -- Yoda Every Saturday, my CrossFit gym invites friends to join members for workouts ("Bring …

Memorial Day Murph

A few of us in the office were discussing plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.  I mentioned that I was doing this thing on Monday called Memorial Day Murph (those of you who CrossFit know what I'm talking about).  I tried to describe the workout, and I couldn't remember the movements and rep scheme, …