Marathon Training Check-in #1

Marathon Training Check-in #1

The Eugene marathon is in exactly 12 weeks and I want to log how things have gone up to this point. I’ve been following ‘the plan’ for the last four weeks. My coach wrote the plan with a goal of 2 hours and 30 minutes, which is 5:43 mile pace. That...
Things I Think About: Sobriety

Things I Think About: Sobriety

I drink regularly. While my days of blacking out are (mostly) over, I still enjoy a few beers or glasses of wine most weekends, with the occasional ‘go-hard’ night mixed in. When I was younger, my binge drinking was arguably a problem, but I would never...
I Cut the Cord. Now I Need Help.

I Cut the Cord. Now I Need Help.

In 7th grade, a kid named Matt used to call me flat-head. He was, by all definitions, a bully. In math class, he would sit at the desk behind me, put his feet on the back of my desk, and shake my desk as much as he could. One day, after enough torment, I stabbed down...
🎯Eugene Marathon 2024

🎯Eugene Marathon 2024

Conor McGregor, to much public anticipation, just announced his next fight. On a note of equal importance, I am officially announcing my second lifetime marathon as the Eugene Marathon on Sunday, April 28th! The Goal The marathon is tricky! The exciting part is that...
AUDIOBOOKS

AUDIOBOOKS

In the past 28 hours I consumed the entirety of Chuck Klosterman’s Eating the Dinosaur, a 2009 collection of pop culture essays. I did this via Spotify’s audiobooks section which I did not know existed until yesterday (it’s been available for two...