When seeking some sort of credential in exercise, whether it be as a personal trainer, coach, or group exercise instructor, one of the first things you are taught is the importance of (and the ability to suggest and implement) modifications to exercises and workouts. It is important to offer a client or class participant an exercise option that they can safely perform within their current Continue reading →
2017 Scorched Trails 10K – Race Review – Directors Edition
I've got quite the long "bucket list" of things that I want to do during my lifetime. Write a book. Learn how to log roll. Hug a manatee (even though Chelsey says this is illegal, and I argue that it shouldn't be if the manatee initiates the hug). And of course, there are dozens of races I'd love to do. But nowhere on this extensive list did I include "direct a race", or think that I would Continue reading →
How to Train for a 100 Miler: 5 Tips From a Non-Elite, Everyday Runner
I'm a big fan of quoting the principles of exercise around here. Specifically specificity, followed closely by progression, and let's not forget recovery. Todays topic will focus heavily on the principle of individuality. In short, the principle of individuality means that everyone responds differently to training. Sure, the other six principles still hold true, we all require overload to Continue reading →
Adventures with Ventral Hernia Surgery – Take Two.
I've been wanting to write for days now. I'm bored, and there are only so many Netflix documentaries I can watch between fits of Percocet fueled naps. Alas, sitting up for too long, combined with staring at the computer screen, both make me equal parts dizzy and nauseated. But I'm going to give this my best attempt anyway, with the understanding that any incoherent sentences, grammatical Continue reading →
Something to Fall Back On
June of 2013 was the first...and last... time I visited Portland, Oregon. At the time I was a much more influential blogger in a not-as-over-saturated blogging industry. Merrell had flown me into town to participate in a small "meeting of the minds" at their offices, to discuss the future of their running shoe line and the direction of the industry as a whole. In retrospect, they should have Continue reading →
Lean Into It.
The universe tends to dole out "bitch slaps" to me at the most perfectly calculated times, and today was no exception. This afternoon at work we were visited by one of our friends and teammates who had been dining at the restaurant next door with a friend. When he saw me, said friend stepped out of the group conversation to ask me how I was doing. He, along with many other friends, had seen Continue reading →
The Chronicles of Hernia
I always hoped my lasting internet fame, the thing that kept readers coming back to my blog for more, would be my above average running abilities and captivating writing style. The truth is, my running skills are mediocre at best, and my ability to captivate an audience is wildly sporadic. So what keeps people coming back to this blog, day after day keeping my page views higher than they should Continue reading →
Hell Hole Hundred Un-Race Report
I'd like to think that I'm handling this "no running" stuff pretty well. If you ask Geoff how I'm doing, he'll roll his eyes and give a smug face that might lead you to believe I'm not doing well, but I'm pretty sure he's just doing that for dramatic effect. I haven't cried, I haven't whined, I've kept my FOMO in check...even though I had to turn down some pretty kickass events, including the Continue reading →
TomTom Adventurer GPS Outdoor Watch – Review
I've made it no secret around these parts that I don't love GPS watches. Of course, I don't hate them either. But there was a point in my running adventure where I decided that I no longer wanted to obsess about pace, distance, time, or any other arbitrary stats. And let's face, most people who wear GPS watches get a little obsessive over these numbers, whether they want to admit it or not. Continue reading →
Wayward
Homesickness always strikes at the changing of the seasons. Or at least, what I imagine to be the changing of seasons. Here in Myrtle Beach we have pretty much two seasons, "suffocating heat/humidity", and "you should probably grab a hoodie". Typically, these seasons change like a light switch. There is no fan-fare with breathtakingly colorful leaves that gently fall from the branches. Instead Continue reading →
2017 Knock on Wood 100 Miler – Race Report
One hundred miles. It's a long way to drive, and an even longer way to cover by foot. As it turns out, one hundred miles is also lot to process, mentally and emotionally, and even more arduous to attempt to write about. It's been eight days since we crossed the finish line of the Knock on Wood 100, and I still haven't wrapped my mind around the experience. The truth is, I'm still riddled Continue reading →
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