6am. Mike, my brother, the ultrarunner, sends me a text message asking if I want to go on a hike. “How far,” I ask. He tells me “not far. I have to leave for work at 8:20am.” I say, “ok” and tell him “I’m on my way.” We drive over to the Anaheim Hills trails. […]
February 2015
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A couple Saturday’s ago, I went with my brother, the ultrarunner, and a group of friends on a hike up the Skyline drive trail in Corona. We had never been there before but we had heard that it was a pretty nice hike. We got there close to noon and it was HOT! None of […]
Recovering from a 100 mile run- or- Might as well have been a hospital bed In retrospect, maybe my body wasn’t ready for that first 100 mile run. My mind certainly wasn’t. Only my ambition was. But that’s a story for another day. I finished. In 32 hours and 44 minutes I ran […]
Yesterday I posted about how I work well under pressure, that I procrastinate on homework assignments and I still do good anyway. That makes it seem like everything comes easy for me and I don’t have to work too hard to achieve my goals. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anything that I […]
I have 5 more weeks until I do my third Tough Mudder. This is the part where I start to get nervous. I haven’t been training like I should, I haven’t been eating like I should, I’m nowhere near where I thought I would be by now. Time to quit messing around. My cardio […]
(Updated 2/9/2015) Back in 2011, I signed up for my first Tough Mudder, which is a 12+ mile obstacle course race. This race was held on a ski slope in Big Bear, California. We had assembled a team of 7 people, including my brothers, and some of their friends. I was training really hard for […]
I read a quote today that says “Rock Bottom has created more champions than privilege.” Obviously, the quote is referring to people clawing themselves out of the dirt to become the best that they can be. Obviously. But when I read it, I thought it was referring to The Rock Bottom. I was like, “yeah, […]
Week 2 of riding my bike to work. Quads still burn but I’m definitely liking the ride. Getting some good, fun exercise (beats the elliptical staring at the wall for an hour) and every day is something new. This morning it was really foggy. The air was nice and cool and by the time I […]