I’m now two full weeks removed from the fateful stumble that left me with a broken ankle. I was finally able to ditch my crutches three days ago, which has certainly made life a bit more manageable. That’s the good news. The bad news is that I’ve already seen a noticeable amount of muscle wasting in my left calf thanks to the 12 days spent on crutches. Continue reading Aches and Atrophy on the Road to Recovery
So … funny story: 48 hours after turning 40, I joined some friends for an evening run only to have one split-second decision impact the next few weeks of my life. I took an unplanned step off of the sidewalk, rolled my left foot and subsequently broke my ankle. Continue reading Forty and Fractured
I blinked and April was over. In what seemed like no time at all, my first 50k was in the record books and I had already returned to training with the BERunProject team. Since the turn of the year, I’ve run 626 miles, pedaled 676 miles with Peloton and spent about 14 hours in semi-private personal training sessions at Beyond Exercise. That’s a combined 135 hours worth of training over the last 18 weeks … all while continuing to observe #nodaysoff. Continue reading Four Months In And #NoDaysOff
Bon Iver’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it spring 2019 tour passed through Cincinnati on March 31st and the show provided the perfect opportunity to bid bon voyage to a hard winter. Despite occupying space in my record collection for over a decade, this was the first time that I’ve actually seen Justin Vernon and company in concert. Continue reading Spring Beckons With Bon Iver
And just like that … February is behind us and another month of training is in the books. Despite the … Continue reading Two Months In And #NoDaysOff
As 2018 came to a close, I promised myself that I would take a more consistent approach to my training … Continue reading One Month In And #NoDaysOff
Run, Kamandi, Run! 