Ups and downs The decision to become vegetarian nine months ago has been one of the best I’ve ever made. It was primarily health-driven, and the result has been nothing short of what I had hoped. I now eat far better than I ever did when I was the healthiest meat-eater I knew, and I’m […]
What do you do when you’re on winter break and finally have lots of time, but you’re too sore to run? Watch a movie about running! I picked up Dean Karnazes’ Ultramarathon Man at the library yesterday (hint: your tax dollars pay for libraries — use them), so I’m watching that while I write this […]
New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays. Not just because of the festivities; in fact, I prefer to take it easy on New Year’s Eve because I really hate the idea of starting a brand new year hungover. For me, New Year’s is a time to get inspired, dream big, and make plans for […]
It wasn’t pretty, but I made it. Five hours and thirty-four minutes after I started, in temperatures that never got out of the twenties and fierce winds that numbed my face at times, I crossed the finish line of my first trail race, the PHUNT 50K, and officially became an ultramarathoner. The group I run […]
An inspirational quote from The Office‘s Michael Scott: When I retire, I don’t want to just move to some island somewhere. I want to be the guy who gives it all back. I want it to be like: ‘Hey… who donated that hospital wing that’s saving so many lives?’ ‘I don’t know. It was anonymous.’ […]
Take one down, pass it around As of yesterday (November 2009), 99 No Meat Athlete shirts (plus a few freebies) are floating around this planet! Most are in the U.S. lower 48, but I’ve shipped some to Hawaii, Australia, Denmark, and many to Canada (eh?).  This is so neat for me, since when I […]
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