My first marathon was an utter and complete failure. When I signed up for that race, the 2002 Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in San Diego, I was asked to write down my projected finish time. 3:10:00. I wanted to qualify for Boston. On race day, I lined up in the first corral, just behind the […]
Happy Halloween! As I write this post, I’m wrapped in the blissful warmth of a Snuggie. Yes, “The Blanket That Has Sleeves.” Why? Read on, my friends. One of the girls in my new ultra-running group had a Halloween party last night. At first I wasn’t sure if I’d go since I’ve really just met […]
As for the personal stuff that only belongs here, not on Running Shorts, I’ve been in a little bit of a funk recently. Not depressed or anything like that, but just not quite myself. Kind of unmotivated, with school, with cooking, with day-to-day activities. The biggest sign that something’s not quite right, other than the […]
You: Hey Matt, how’s your new plan of running every day to get out of your rut going? Me: Funny you should ask, I was just going to mention that on my blog today! It’s going really well. So well that I went to bed at midnight last night and still managed to get up […]
The first time I made falafel, back when I was just a newb’ vegetarian, it could only have been described as fal-awful. The problem, Erin and I decided, was that it was grilled, not deep-fried carnival-style. And as a result it was dry and mostly tasteless. To give it another go, I turned to trusty […]
I make no attempt to hide the fact that I’m a huge Tony Robbins dork. As my first post explains, it was at Tony’s Unleash the Power Within seminar where (in addition to walking across hot coals) I was inspired to become vegetarian and start this very blog. I’m not going to try to sell […]
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