It’s Kentucky Derby Day. And it’s time for me to make a pick for today’s race. After conducting a thorough analysis of the horses, their bloodlines, the owners, the trainers, the jockeys, the odds and the expected weather at Churchill Downs today, I came up with exactly nothing. But how can I not pick a… Read More thank you, sir.
After several days of angst, I finally got to go outside and run this morning. And I didn’t die. Neither did my right foot. I took my bum wheel out for what was intended to be a short (check) and easy (actually a little quicker than I had planned) run, in order to test the… Read More all better. probably.
In the five months since I’ve started running, I’ve been most surprised by one thing — I enjoy it enough that it bothers me when I can’t go. I’ve been through a couple little head colds since I started back in October, and took the necessary days off that I wasn’t going to risk making… Read More feet.
Besides making what turned out to be a half-hearted stab at getting back into blogging in October, I made another pretty serious change last month — and I’m at the point where I’m going to ask you for help. Since I started running, I’ve been overwhelmed with the number of people who have taken the… Read More 1. a little help.
As I mentioned previously, I’ve been sick. As I mentioned before that, I’ve been running. What has happened in the interim is something kind of scary: I’m enjoying the running. If you’re not familiar with any of the Couch to 5K apps, they work sort of like this: Each week you’re given a schedule with… Read More 20. setback.
Things I’ve learned after a successful first week of Couch to 5K: My street only looks flat. The nice English lady who lives in the C25K app sounds awfully earnest when she tells me to run. I always feel like looking back over my shoulder to see if she’s noticed someone following me. Strangers really… Read More 9. not dead yet.
Uncle Crappy 