As it turns out, I took a five day break from blogging 🙂 I mentioned in my last post (illustrious Day 300, no less!) I was going camping with my mom last…
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Day 300: Dress Rehearsal for My Next Backpacking Trip?
So I am taking a camping trip with my mom this week. This is the first time in years I have either gone camping or camped with my mom. I am now…
Day 291: Bay-to-Breakers 2023!
Today I had an incredible time running the Bay-to-Breakers, a 7.5 mile run through San Francisco with 20,000 other runners, with my brother. I say it was an incredible time–and it was–despite…
Day 289: It’s the Experience!
Today I was thinking about a great Abraham recording I heard recently. On it, they said something like, “It’s not the stuff of life you are after. It’s the experience of life.”…
Day 278: Doing What Fits
So I ran another six miles today: over to McKinley Park and around four times before coming back. It was the same route I took last week. It was pleasant out. I…
Day 274: The Playful Whimsy of My “Bazinga” T-Shirt
Isn’t it interesting how the world around us reflects our own mood in each moment, sometimes in strange and interesting ways? I jogged at McKinley Park this morning. McKinley Park has been…
Day 271: I’m Digging the Mellowness
(Note: I was out of town yesterday, so I gave myself the day off from blogging 🙂 ) Last month I ran eighty seven miles. This is on par with my pre-Pandemic…
Day 270: Thoughts on Today’s 5k
Today I ran the American River Parkway 5k. All in all, it went very well. Let’s take a look: What Worked About Today’s Run: What Didn’t Work So Well About Today’s Run:…
Day 269: The Slow-and-Steady Machine Works Its Magic
Maybe I just like things mellow. Maybe I’m lazy.* Or maybe I’m no longer willing to rush myself. For whatever reason, I just really love doing things the slow-and-steady, easy-does-it way. I…
Day 268: A 5k to Balance Recovery and Fun
On Saturday I am running my first race all year: a 5k (3.1 miles). Admittedly, this is a distance I have in the past sometimes overlooked (I did this with 10ks as…