Not a Snow Day 3. I continue to try the mountainous approach to maintaining my health. Tuesday night found us climbing Roanoke Mountain. It took me a minute to get there. Because I basically live at Starr Hill these days. So I drove right past Walnut Ave on my way in. Turned around in the … Continue reading A Mountain A Day
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The Real Thing
My legs look like I've been cage fighting. Because this morning, OT said "follow me." And we did. I had intentions of cleaning my house real good. Doing some reading. Maybe even finding a barbecue to go to after getting back from Iron Mountain. But since no one invited me to a barbecue, I spent … Continue reading The Real Thing
Anything But A Victim
Today was my last day at job number two. I think. Kind of. I mean, I carried my box of stuff out of the little folding table that serves as my office in the corner of someone else's cubicle. Over the year I was there, I went from an office. To a cubicle. To a … Continue reading Anything But A Victim
My Birthday Wish
My birth month starts tomorrow. I see some of my friends asking folks to donate to various charities for their birthdays. That's awesome. And I considered it. But after I spent 2018 doing stupid shit and begging y'all for money to support Girls on the Run in my quest to run Chicago, I'm moved to … Continue reading My Birthday Wish
Circle of Excellence
Last week, I was in the best shape of my life. This week, I have the lung capacity of a sedentary 80 year old lifetime smoker. Initially, I thought it was a recurrence of the Zombie Parasite that kept me from Iron Mountain last year. But I've been doing some research. And all symptoms point … Continue reading Circle of Excellence
I Don’t Know Why
Before I begin, let me say that I'm going to make all of the landmarks in this post plural. On purpose. Because of who I am as a person. If you're from the Roanoke area, you may be aware that McAfee Knob is often inaccurately referred to as McAfees Knob. And it's possible that one … Continue reading I Don’t Know Why
North Mountain Challenge
Sometimes I see events pop up on Facebook and I click that little "interested" button. And then other people, people that I like, click the "interested" button and so I click the "going" button. And so I'm committed, right? And then my chaperone reminds me that my Achilles are on the verge of completely letting … Continue reading North Mountain Challenge
Split Custody and Runageddon
In Season 9 of The Office, Oscar explains the staff's response to Stairmageddon. So when something as routine as elevator maintenance happens, and people are forced to expend cardiovascular effort, we have to compare it to the end of time. I'm gonna go ahead and claim this description for what happened at 3am this morning. … Continue reading Split Custody and Runageddon
Why Employers Should Hire Runners
Like, specifically. You should actively recruit runners. I'll explain why. Runners are really healthy, so we'll help keep your insurance costs down. We tend to eat better ... some of us. We get sick less often, so we call out less often. Now, there are breeds of runners (trail runners, ultra runners, OCR runners) that … Continue reading Why Employers Should Hire Runners
Shining Through Imposter Syndrome
Have you heard of this? It's been around a while, but I've only recently begun to understand how it applies to me. If you're not familiar, basically the Imposter Syndrome is a fear of being discovered as not being smart enough or good enough or ... enough. Being a fraud. It's an inability to internalize … Continue reading Shining Through Imposter Syndrome