20240901 – Consistency (W2/D7-25K)
September. Can you believe it? Okay. So I'm calling this week 2 in my 25K training cycle. That 25K, in case I haven't mentioned it, is less than 4 weeks…
My Inquiring Mind Wants to Know
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…
20240329 – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (W3/D5-27M)
The Good I’m continuing my training streak into week 3. It’s day 5 and I’ve ran everyday the training plan called for it. Today is the seventh day of a…
“Pie-in-the-sky”
It's OK. Go ahead and roll your eyes as you read through this post. Really. Even I can't help grinning stupidly at the audacity of it. Go big or go…
It’s a process
That's something I came to understand and appreciate last January while recovering from rotator cuff repair1,2 on my left shoulder. This January (2024), I find myself going through the same…
Statesman Cap10K (Apr 2023)
Perfect weather for a popular road race in Austin, TX Event: Statesman Capitol 10KDistance: 10KDate: 2023-04-16, Sun, 8:00aLocation: Austin, TXEvent Host: Austin Statesman It started the way it usually does.…
Now, About That 50K
60th year? Why not run my very first ultra-marathon? Well, I’ll tell you why-- If you don’t do the training, you’re not doing the distance. If you’re working on a…
XTERRA Cameron Park (June 2022)
Note: I wrote this post during the fall last year and never published it. As I'm hoping to do this event again in 2023, I thought it would be fun…
So, How Fat Am I Really?
I lost 20 pounds in 6 weeks! Stupid (scary?) fast, I know. I wasn’t actually trying to lose weight. My doctor and I were trying to reduce or reverse my…
What We/I Do
On my way to 60, a crazy little thing happened. I kinda, sorta, accidentally, but on purpose registered for an ultra-marathon. ... It’s a long story. Hi, I’m Terry—short for…