A friend told me that breaking the 3-hour marathon mark can be underwhelming. It’s just a number, he said and once you get there, it’s possible to feel empty.
Bullshit! Yesterday, at 41 years of age, I ran a 2.57.04 marathon in Southern California and it felt like an achievement…
Having just written a story about once wearing an earring ring, I started asking thinking: I touched upon the topic of masculinity, so what does masculinity mean to me? Some of the traits I mention below aren’t really gender-specific but since I’m male and discussing masculinity, I’m mentioning them.
This story is not some profound attempt to document how I have evolved and matured as an adult male. It’s just a note looking at one of my life’s mini-journeys.
Ultimately the earing chapter of my life was about music. Yes, music. Coming from someone who can’t play any instrument…
I’ve always opposed folks commending their generation and criticizing the trends of the modern world. That type of whining is exactly what makes one age. Every generation has its pluses and minuses. Times change — it’s ok. Just because I don’t play video games or use Snapchat, I’m not going…
I’m not here to write about the benefits of running and exercise in general — there are millions of blogs and studies about that. I usually talk about my own experience, about my own love of running.
In one of my other stories, I wrote about how you never regret…
I’m sure you have yours and I’m sure some are common for a lot of people, like the one about doing an exam of some kind.
I signed up for the Chicago marathon in October of this year. I will try to run some smaller marathon in May as well.
Yes, being cocky.
Because I’m getting better. My 2.57 a few months ago now feels mediocre.
Not that every one of my daily runs is a…
This will be an emotional note. I will mention a bunch of disconnected themes and justify my sentiment by trying to connect them. But they are disconnected — I know that my logic is flawed. There is no logic. There is only “sentiment”. But I can’t overcome my sentiment. …
This might be the most spiritual story I’ll ever write. Maybe it will be a bit cringeworthy — it’s ok.
I’m not talking about a runners’ high. Of course, I experience it. Actually, I run so much these days — every day — that the experience is less pronounced than…
This was some years ago. The start-up is no longer around — it failed. Not only had I lost the investors’ $120K from that initial raise, but another million bucks that I went on to raise subsequently.
Why the business failed, I will write separately (maybe!).
The initial working name…
