Category: Aging
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A Challenge Accepted
I don’t know about you, but when someone thinks that I can’t or might not be able to accomplish something, that I believe is within my capabilities, I tend to bristle up a bit. It also gives me the motivation to push a bit harder than I might have otherwise. Let’s get to it Well…today…
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A Quick Left Knee Update
In the month since I last saw my Orthopedic Specialist, not much progress has been made. The left knee continues to be grumpy, despite the Doc’s attempts to calm things down. The Knee brace he ordered became part of the problem and made the knee feel worse the more I wore it. Then the Naproxen…
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Growing Older, Homes and Reality
Getting old brings many problems that we don’t want to admit are or will be an issue. I am just being brutally honest. This is one of the most difficult posts I have ever written, something I never thought would be a subject that I would be writing about, and it is a bit longer…
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The Knee – An update July 30, 2022
This has been a busy week and I found all kinds of interesting things. So, let’s get to it. On Monday, I had an MRI on my balky left knee. It was kind of neat and you forget how noisy the damn thing is if you haven’t had one in a while. On Wednesday I…
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Moving Forward and Still Smiling
I might be getting old, but it doesn’t mean that I can’t do more. Now it’s time for me to get back into training mode. It is not the time to slide down that slippery slope of what others might expect of me at my age and let this left knee injury stop me from…
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Getting Back to Writing About Running
Over the last decade, I have written a lot about running. Even so, back in February, I decided to move away from that niche. Why? To be blunt, I was burnt out aft being focused on writing about running almost daily for over 10 years. Yeah, I needed a break. Trying Other Niches Over the…
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It Was Me – And Information Overload
I am going through and bringing forward twelve posts from a blog that will be disappearing at some point in 2022. I have updated it a bit to keep it current. This post is the first part of a multipart series on how I got back to having a system in place to help me…
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Better Weather – Sunday – August 15, 2021
What am I thinking about this morning? Today is the Falmouth Road Race, while I have never run the race, I have run the course several times. I lived in Falmouth, while stationed at Air Station Cape Cod and even worked part-time at the local McDonalds back in the day. Then later I lived on…
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Giving Thanks – Friday –August 6, 2021
How am I feeling today? Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes, it has been a great day and not too shabby for 64 trips around the sun on this little blue marble. I hope you all watched Molly get the bronze and the amazing women who ran in challenging conditions for the Women’s Olympic…
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A Time for Tough Choices
If you have been reading this blog for a bit, you know that I have been and still am struggling with an Achilles Tendon issue since March. I have been whining enough about it, that is for sure. This Achilles issue has thrown a big monkey wrench into my training this Spring and is causing…
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Lessons Learned from My Latest Achilles Tendonosis Issues
What did I learn this time from this particular bout of Achilles tendon – whatever the hell it was? A LOT! First, the Achilles tendon and, yes, other body parts just don’t work like they used to. Everything still works, just not as well, and the Achilles will be my Achilles Heel for the remainder…
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Running with the Demons of the Past
Since this is primarily a running themed blog, I will focus on the demons that have haunted my running or athletically for so many years. While I have regrets about my past as a runner, I can’t change anything, so I have to work on defeating the demons that still make my life more complex…
Harold Being Harold 