Blog Archives - Decade 6 and Beyond

Shannon Trail Series Race 2 (Feb 2025)

By Terry Joy February 15, 2025Blog, Camping, Race Report, Trail Running

Event: Shannon Trail Race 2Distance: 12KDate: 2025-02-01, Sat, 8:00aLocation: San Angelo, TX; San Angelo SPEvent Host: San Angelo Road Lizards (SARL) Note: I love the way Google Maps (Garmin Connect) shows the OC Fisher…

Running the Rose (Jan 2025)

By Terry Joy January 30, 2025Blog, Camping, Race Report, Trail Running, Volunteering

Event: Running the RoseDistance: 11MDate: 2025-01-25, Sat, 8:30aLocation: Tyler, TX; Tyler State ParkEvent Host: Blaze Trails Running Now this is something I need to do more often: Get back into the pine trees…

Shannon Trail Series Race 1 (Jan 2025)

By Terry Joy January 20, 2025Blog, Camping, Race Report, Trail Running, Weight

The moon is still up! Event: Shannon Trail Race 1Distance: 10KDate: 2025-01-18, Sat, 8:00aLocation: San Angelo, TX; Middle Concho ParkEvent Host: San Angelo Road Lizards (SARL) This is the first in a 3…

Ragbag Run (Jan 2025)

By Terry Joy January 9, 2025Aging, Blog, Race Report, Strength/Conditioning, Trail Running

RagBag Medal I selected. I skipped the shirt. RagBag Run 5K loop. Event: RagBag RunDistance: 15KDate: 2025-01-04, Sat, 8:30aLocation: Waco, TX; Cameron ParkEvent Host: Texas Outlaw Running Co. (TORC) Kathy's…

What Am I Missing?

By Terry Joy January 6, 2025Blog, Mental Health, Trail Running, Writing

Year of Writing essay assignment 3 (written Christmas Day 2024) As with the previous two assignments, this one is equally challenging. Equally enlightening, too. It's worth noting: I might get…

Work? I’m Retired!

By Terry Joy December 3, 2024Aging, Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Writing

This essay was a hard one to start. It’s the week 2 assignment from A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self1. I wrote the week 1 essay assignment,…

Getting Out…

By Terry Joy November 18, 2024Blog, Camping, Depression, Hiking, Mental Health

...of the bed, the bedroom, the house, my head. All apply. I wrote in my previous post that depression had hold on me again. And, if I'm being honest, it…

Roadblocks

By Terry Joy November 18, 2024Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Mental Health, Writing

Originally written the second week in October 2024. AKA “Faceplant,” as my therapist and I affectionately refer to my most recent crash into depression. It’s almost a literal description. I’m…

My Inquiring Mind Wants to Know

By Terry Joy August 28, 2024Aging, Anxiety, Blog, Body Fat, Depression, DXA/DEXA, Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Running, Training, Weight

I started out with the intention of providing an update related to my recent DXA scan. Then I got to wondering… Did I get a DXA at my lowest weight…

Failing

By Terry Joy August 20, 2024Aging, Blog, Depression, Mental Health, Running

I’m failing. No question about it. Failing at a lot of things. 50K training, weight loss, healthy nutrition, life planning, professional development, maintaining a productive daily schedule, getting my butt…