…Until a giant turd got dropped in my lap. This experiment has been going great! I’m losing weight, running longer distances on a regular basis (I’ve run 16 miles in the last 5 days), I’m eating healthy and chugging along pretty happily. Then, one of the most amazing person I know, somebody I truly loved... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment: Mid-Week 2
Clearly, I'm not going to write 30 separate posts throughout this experiment. I want friends at the end of it all. Instead, I'm just going to post some random thoughts as I go through things. Something occurred the past couple of days that I have found interesting. When I enter a grocery store, I actually begin to... Continue Reading →
Dealing with the Trombone
Have you ever seen a trombone? It's pretty darn unwieldy. There is only one moving part on a standard trombone and the sound is produced by the buzzing of the lips into a metal mouthpiece that the elongated open tube amplifies into a beautiful tone. Or at least it should be a beautiful tone. When looking at the trombone,... Continue Reading →
30-Day Experiment: Week 1
Well, we've come to the end of the first week of my experiment and so far this is how it's been going: Step 1: Make Food Step 2: Photograph Food Step 3: Exercise Step 4: Feel Good Step 5: Repeat Steps 1 through 3 the jump to Step 6 Step 6: Feel Like Crap Step... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment: Day 5
I'm just gonna come out and say it. Day 5 sucked. Everything went wrong on this day. I tried to change the tube on my flattened bike tire. I cut up my hands. The tire is still flat. I sit down at my desk, I scrap my fingers on the edge. I pull out a... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment: Day 4
Day 4 into this no-drinking, vegan eating, exercising every day, and things are progressing quite well I'd say. My energy is up, I never feel bloated (nor hungover which is nice) and I'm having fun trying to make new dishes and even experiment a bit in the kitchen. Am I missing the dairy/cheese/meat/alcohol? Surprisingly, not... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment: Day 3
Well, after reading the comments from the previous post (Day 2) I took Gary's advice and went for a nice long bike ride today instead of running (to let my feet relax a bit). However, I like to use my bike to DO something. It's fun to ride, don't get me wrong, but I feel... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment: Day 2
Well, as I wrote yesterday (and posted today) I have begun a 30 Day Experiment into eating a total vegan diet and exercising everyday. And so it has begun, the eating correctly and the running (hopefully correctly). First, allow me to post a picture or two about what I'm eating. I'm not too terribly creative... Continue Reading →
30 Day Experiment
Lately, I have been reading a lot of books about running. Not just your run of the mill (no pun intended) 'How To Run' type of books, but books that relate stories about personal achievement, overcoming great odds, the nature of running, and ultra-running (with an undercurrent theme of being a vegetarian/vegan). Books and blogs... Continue Reading →
Mythical 5th Position 