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My 2025 in Books
Another year gone. I tried to be more intentional about how much I was reading in 2025. With so much time being dedicated to the tasks of parenting, my hobbies were taking a hit. Parenting requires sacrifice, and time is the most frequent of those sacrifices. Running and exercise are…
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“When will we ever need this in real life?”
Oh. THE question. The student question to end all student questions. Every time it is asked, the students think they got me. They believe they have posed an existential question that will cause me to spontaneously combust and they can all just step over my ashes and go home. In…
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Batman & Superman
This represents the first in a two-part series I’m doing on heroes. Part 1 gives you my opening, my why, and The Batman (2022). It’s a bit of an indulgent post, I’ll admit. It has little to do with why I started this blog, but…when you run for 7-8 hours…
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Boujee Water Rankings
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues”. – Abraham Lincoln I frequently summon this quote to defend my poor choices. My students tell me that the Monster Energy I am drinking is probably killing me. Boomers tell me that the Starbucks I…
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The Sun Sucks
Training update – it is hot. I experienced true heat exhaustion for the first time in my life on a recent trail run. I was nauseous, vomited, and was completely out of it. I couldn’t remember all my steps in my cool down. I caught myself wandering around in the…
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For Pheidippides
When being sponsored to run a race, most people just say “WOW, thanks (insert company here)” and post a few pictures. We are obligated to do so and most people really enjoy it. Nothing against it, but it’s not me. I will always opt for sincerity over irony, and this…
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