So today I completed my 3rd 20-mile run :). As happened with running half-marathons, the third time proved to be the charm! First of all, I was faster than ever. In fact,…
Author: Chris
One Must Be Prepared for Long Runs
My running plan this year included running my first 20-miler. Tomorrow I am going to run my third so far 🙂 I wrote about my first 20-miler back in June. That run…
Your Inner World, Made Visible to Others
Tonight I wanted to share some personal thoughts on what it means to me to write a blog. I haven’t exactly taken this tact on this topic before. I’m sort of going…
Becoming Creatively Unstoppable
I remember when I was a kid, it seems from an early age I would write down stories in a journal. I did this at school, but I also did it at…
Reaching for Satisfaction: Rock-Throwing Edition
I’m always reaching for satisfaction. If you check your own thoughts for how they feel, you can really start to tell when they are on point … or not. I am much…
The Post-Bear Market Bounce Back
Since the stock market bottomed out back in March, it has been on a (mostly) steady climb back up, notwithstanding last week‘s declines. How quickly the crash (ie bear) became a boom…
Look at Us Now!
Today is the first day of November. It’s a new month and I have decided (haven’t I?) that I shall blog this month. Of course, I have learned that being flexible with…
New-and-Improved, Pandemic-Era Running Regime (October Update)
Earlier this month I wrote about how I was running more often these days. That trend has continued. In fact, this month I ran 23 out of 31 days, something I have…
My 2020 “Slow” and “Quick” Reads
So I have kept up my reading this year (obviously). In fact, I have so far completed 24 books, or roughly 9500 pages. I gobbled up some of these books very quickly;…
Keep It In Perspective!
Yesterday, the stock market took a plunge, with the S&P dropping 3.53%. My friend Greg, who started the investing discussion group I am a part of (you can visit our website here…