My Journey To 1500 Days of Running. Part 4
2019 came in slowly, with a January spent mostly on a treadmill. February 2nd brought my 1000th day of running. There was no cake. We went for a family trip in February to Maui, I believe…
My Journey to 1500 Days of Running. Part 3
While I was building my way up to a 100-mile week a friend of mine said that he would like to try to run 30 miles on Thanksgiving. I laughed because although he is a frequent…
My Journey To 1500 Days of Running. Part 2
I left you off in the year 2018. I was a confused middle-aged man who had decided he should run seven miles every day. Assaulted (May 2018) After a fairly strong marathon, I decided to take…
Family HQ 2 – The Beginning
I want to find somewhere I feel at home, I haven't found it yet. My wife and I moved to Colorado 14 years ago on a whim. I had lived in Illinois for basically my entire…
The waterbed wetter
When I was 12 years old, I was still pissing on myself. I use this fun fact about myself frequently to disarm new people I have met. It's easy now to tell you about how I…
My Journey to 1500 Days of Running. Part 1
Last week I wrote about why you shouldn't run every day. I'm sure most of you had this reaction. Today marks my 1500th day straight of running at least six miles. Three years before the streak…
9 reasons you shouldn’t run 10k every day
You may hate running. I've hated running. Trust me, I was a fat kid. I currently run eight or more miles every day, here's why you shouldn't. Running sucks Let's get the big one out of…
Office Space and Top Gun teach financial independence
It was my senior year of high school and I was going on my first date ever. After I made her dinner, we decided to go to the local rental store to get a VHS, which was…