Our bodies broken just a bit, we did a last CrossFit on Thursday and then packed the car and headed south for a family reunion. Two days of glorious nothing. Maxx ran around at the dog park and on the farm. We ate, and hung out. Sunday we begin again with a 14-mile bike ride. […]
There are no days off in 90-in-90s. While The Girl and I planned on doing an 18-mile bike trip this AM, Broad Ripple CrossFit yesterday broke our wills. There was no 7:15 wake-up. Instead, we slept until 8:30 and then hobbled around the house. We finally took out the bikes, and headed to MoJoes for […]
I slept terribly last evening so we didn’t get out to our run until 9:30 am. By then, the heat had come. Maxx, the dog had to stop for water and relaxation three times. Really, though, I couldn’t blame him. It was 88 degrees when we finished. He’s celebrating now by sleeping. Every few minutes […]
Maxx and I hit the Monon on Thursday for a 6.1 mile run, his longest by more than a mile. Unfortunately, it got much hotter much quicker than I’d hoped. (Apparently I read the weather report incorrectly.) My boy was a gamer, though. He willingly stopped at every water stop, and for 3.5 miles he chugged […]
Maxx, the dog spent most of yesterday clinging to me and sleeping at my feet. (He spent the night cuddled up on the bed as well.) This generally means he’s really, really tired. Instead of running with him, I decided to bike to Mo’Joe Coffee House. I haven’t gotten my writing done yet, but I’ve […]
Maxx the dog struggled a little bit today. Two long days in a row may have been a bit much to ask of him especially since there were no moms, kids, or seniors to stop and pet him. He really likes that. Still, he couldn’t wait to get started. When we got out of the […]
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this same flower that smiles to-day To-morrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he’s a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he’s to setting. That age […]
Maxx and I will be em-barking on a 90-in-90 together. This is our first day out. We are serious.
I awoke off just a bit. The alarm on my Xoom tablet went off: first at 5:10 and then again at 5:20. I got up at 5:40 after falling back asleep. Losing 20 minutes wasn’t a disaster — I build spare time into my race mornings — but it did set the tone. I was […]
The words are the only bits that have survived my life. The only elements that have passed the test, time after time. They are always there. The reality is that it’s me that has betrayed them. I never found a way to live with them when I drank, and I’ve never found a way to […]
September 11, 2001: The unimaginable happened. But I choose to remember that in that awfulness, we revealed ourselves to be capable of so much love.