Watch this instead of the next 49 minutes of TV you were planning to watch. It's better!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
FlatRock 101k Training Plan
1. Training starts February 17th. It does not start before February 17th.
2. Maintain fuel reserves. Eat bananas and potatos to keep weight above 165 lbs.
3. Do short runs at Hobbs every weekend, 16-18 miles only but run the whole distance.
4. Schedule vacation for Wednesday, Feb. 27th. Go straight to Hobbs after work Tuesday and hike four laps of the Little Clifty loop (36 miles). Shoot for 12 hours.
5. Schedule vacation for Wednesday, Mar. 27th. Go straight to Hobbs after work Tuesday and hike ten laps of the Huckleberry Loop on Pigeon Roost (43 miles). Shoot for 16 hours.
6. Run single laps of Fayetteville Lake on the other Wednesdays if not too sore, otherwise rest.
7. Take a week off at the first hint of injury.
8. This apartment complex has a gym. Use it.
9. Every run has a purpose. No junk runs.
10. Pain is just information. Don't be a pussy.
2. Maintain fuel reserves. Eat bananas and potatos to keep weight above 165 lbs.
3. Do short runs at Hobbs every weekend, 16-18 miles only but run the whole distance.
4. Schedule vacation for Wednesday, Feb. 27th. Go straight to Hobbs after work Tuesday and hike four laps of the Little Clifty loop (36 miles). Shoot for 12 hours.
5. Schedule vacation for Wednesday, Mar. 27th. Go straight to Hobbs after work Tuesday and hike ten laps of the Huckleberry Loop on Pigeon Roost (43 miles). Shoot for 16 hours.
6. Run single laps of Fayetteville Lake on the other Wednesdays if not too sore, otherwise rest.
7. Take a week off at the first hint of injury.
8. This apartment complex has a gym. Use it.
9. Every run has a purpose. No junk runs.
10. Pain is just information. Don't be a pussy.
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Some Books Worth Keeping
This is all that's left after the latest purge, but it had to be done. I was stoic at the used book store, but I admit to welling up a bit when I got back to my car and looked into the empty box that once contained all seven volumes of Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu. I hope someone else will enjoy it as much as I did.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year's Resolution Possibilities
1. I resolve to read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
2. I resolve to eat two bananas and a potato every day.
3. I'm gonna be more hip.
4. I resolve to finish a 100-miler.
5. I'm gonna eat a banana and a potato every day.
6. I resolve to treat my anxiety.
7. I'm gonna bitchslap the Heartland 100 in about 28 hours.
8. I resolve to be a better husband and father.
I'm leaning towards number seven.
2. I resolve to eat two bananas and a potato every day.
3. I'm gonna be more hip.
4. I resolve to finish a 100-miler.
5. I'm gonna eat a banana and a potato every day.
6. I resolve to treat my anxiety.
7. I'm gonna bitchslap the Heartland 100 in about 28 hours.
8. I resolve to be a better husband and father.
I'm leaning towards number seven.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Merry Christmas Everybody!
I offer this greeting because, delivered correctly, Merry Christmas Everybody! carries less baggage than either Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas ending with a period, dropping the everybody. I say it with an inflection that offers no firm insight into my beliefs regarding the existence or non-existence of a triune god. I hope believers and non-believers alike will appreciate this greeting for what it is, my wish that everybody is able to enjoy the holiday as he or she wishes to enjoy it, in peace, with family, food, fun, and some reflection too. Merry Christmas Everybody!