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  • 2023-09-11 – Treadmill Etiquette

    Today marks another anniversary of September 11, a day to remember and honor. Therefore, I don’t publish a silly little RunBlog post on this day. It just doesn’t feel right. I just wait until the next day and submit it for continuity purposes only. Today’s workout begins with a small lesson in gym etiquette –… Read more

  • What To Write About?

    What To Write About?

    Elliott, my trusty feline companion, woke me up just after 5:56 AM the other morning. As I lay there, keeping him quiet, while waiting for my wife to wake up, I found myself with a rare opportunity for some deep thinking. My mind wandered eventually to my writing, my blogging, and the direction it’s been… Read more

  • 2023-09-09 – Updating Stuff & Playing on the Treadmill

    If you’ve been following my journey lately, you know that I’ve been slowly but surely getting back into the swing of running. Today, I want to share with you my latest workout and some changes I’ve made to my running log. I started my workout with a 5-minute warm-up walk at 3.8 mph. Yeah, I’ve… Read more

  • 2023-09-08 – Ran 3.0 Miles Consecutively Outside = Progress

    I know that running consecutive 3.0 miles isn’t usually that big of a deal, but today for me at least it was. It’s huge progress. Short Version – No, I won’t write a page and a half  every time I post about a run 🤪. Most of the time it’s just me doing a brain… Read more

  • Coming Back to Running – Slowly

    Coming Back to Running – Slowly

    If you’ve been following along with my running journey over the years, you’re aware that my trusty running shoes have been collecting quite a bit of dust lately.  After more than 50 years of being an avid runner, my left knee decided to hyper-extend and added in a half-gainer while I was gardening in May… Read more

  • Books Read

     I finally figured out it isn’t the number of books that we read in a year that is important. What is important is what you use from the great books we read. The book list is in reverse chronological order with the most recent book read on top. Books Read — 2024 The Peripherals: The… Read more