For six months now I have set my sights on completing a four day 120 mile run through the Scottish Highlands. I followed the instructions of my running coach to the letter, running literally hundreds of miles. I worked with an awesome physical therapist to stay healthy. I met with my personal trainer twice weekly […]
I came across an interesting article this morning. It was an interview with Dr. Gary Small who is a memory, brain and aging expert at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey. He was asked what are the things that, beyond genetics, have the greatest impact on longevity. The number one thing the Dr Small mentioned […]
But as I watched the “Walker Man” leave
the gym I realized that my mood
and outlook had changed.
I am training for a four day 120 mile event with over 15,000 ft of elevation change in the Scottish Highlands this April. This morning my training plan called for me to run 23 miles, with tomorrow morning a 15 miler, ugh. Prepping for an Ultramarathon is not complicated. It requires weeks and weeks of […]
The Warner Brothers Superman franchise has earned more than a billion dollars in the theaters since it began. Jocko Willink, the famous Navy SEAL and author, has over 3 million followers on Instagram. What this shows me is that we are all infatuated with and amazed by the idea that otherwise seemingly normal people can […]
In 2021, a former walk-on led the University of Georgia to a national championship in college football. Stetson Bennett IV dreamed of such a storybook ending when he was a boy growing up in Blackshear, Georgia. He was not heavily recruited out of high school, so he decided to walk on at UGA as a […]
This morning during my run, I had a variety of thoughts zoom through my head. As I jogged along, I thought about how blessed I am that, at almost 58 years old, I am still able to go out and run 5-6 miles a few times a week, and do it pain-free. Sure, I run […]
I love the Boston Red Sox and have since I was a boy. To this day, the sight of the famous Green Monster puts a smile on my face. When we lived in Boston, one of our favorite things to do was to go to midweek night games at Fenway Park. One of our rituals […]
I was fortunate to be able to walk on to two sports in college. In high school, I never started a varsity game until my senior year. At that point, even if I were one of the best players on the team, which I wasn’t, it was too late to gain the attention of the […]
