20241213 – “New” Plan (W3-6/D5-26.2M)
I suppose it’s easy to tell I didn’t finish my last training cycle—no updates since that first overly optimistic report about how “consistent” I was being. Not! I was still…
Work? I’m Retired!
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…
...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
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…
Failing
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…
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…