It's the journey, and the destination.
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. It took something as severe as an injury and 100 days of pain for me to fully get that. The monetary, physical, emotional, and mental price of not taking care of ourselves is much steeper over the long-haul than any perceived immediate downside.
Pretty much the whole running shoe industry is one big (and hugely successful!) marketing spin machine. Pretty incredible. I think they’re playing to an inner voice in folks (me included, until I read Born to Run) that thinks, as humans, we are not adequate. Yet when you stop and think about it, man’s interference with […]
This granola packs a lot of energy, thanks to a nice blend of nuts, seeds, and whole grains. It is an excellent way to start the day, as it contains a good amount of protein and natural fats and sugars. It’s been a favorite in our household for a number of years now, in part […]
The traits of highly creative people are very similar to the traits of runners. And this is not just a coincidence. In addition to physical benefits, running provides a number of benefits to one’s overall emotional and mental well being, all necessary for creativity.
There was an inner drive pushing me to get out of bed and use my legs. I think it was the realization that I was finally on the other side of the surgery and for the first time in over four months, I was in a position to start healing! It had been the vision of this moment, after my surgery, that had kept me going all that time. All I had to go on was the promise that I would have my back fixed one day and would be able to start recovering. Now, that moment had arrived. Warning: graphic image of back at end.
I was listening recently to a podcast in which Barefoot Ted was being interviewed. He was talking about the arguments folks have against barefoot running and the mentality that the human body is broken. It struck me how similar this belief sounds to the Christian philosophy of Original Sin, that we’re all born deficient because […]
I find myself caught in the middle of a showdown between East and West. Eastern medicine versus Western Medicine. Acupuncture against the upstart microsurgery. Both are claiming that they can cure me of all the problems caused by a herniated disc. I don’t want to be in this battle. I didn’t ask for it. Or did I?
I learned a very important lesson over the years that I only fully realized while talking with my psychologist today: While running is an individual sport (after all, it’s up to you and only you to keep your legs moving) running is not something you can succeed at alone. Put another way, you will always run better when you share your experience with others and get feedback and advice. As I learned first hand, there is just too much that you can do wrong.
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NYT: Running a Marathon Will Kill You
Great quote from the New York Times in 1909: “There is reason for viewing with considerable apprehension the sudden popularity of the so-called Marathon race. It is only exceptional men who can safely undertake the running of twenty-six miles, and even for them the safety is comparative rather than absolute. The chances are that every […]