Currahee Mountain to Lake Russell and Back
Someone should organize an out-and-back marathon that starts at Lake Russell, summits Currahee Mountain at the midway point, and ends back on the banks of Lake Russell. Someone should do …
DIY Solid Wood King-Size Platform Bed: Getting Started
I’ve since finished this project. You can check out the finished product here. My wife has been shopping for a king-size bed for the last several weeks. When we moved …
Make Plans, Not Resolutions
2020 is a wrap. I’m not someone who puts a lot of stock into the idea that the dawning of a new year carries any kind of intrinsic meaning. Rolling …
Early-Morning Running Routine: Seven-Week Check-In
Back on November 2nd, I started getting up an hour earlier with the goal of getting in 3 runs per week more consistently. As of today, I’m halfway through my …
Sunday Morning Long Run
Among my goals for 2021 is to run a trail 50k. With that goal in mind, for the last several weeks I’ve been pushing up the distance on my long …
Trying Out an Early-Morning Running Routine
I started running about two years ago. Initially, I ran just once a week, on the weekend, and my runs tended to start at around 7:30-8. That didn’t necessitate getting …
Short Book Review: Never Wipe Your Ass with a Squirrel by Jason Robillard
Sometimes the title of a book tells you all you need to know. The title of this book comes close. If you just add that Never Wipe Your Ass with …
Bushbond 5k and 10k Race Report
This past weekend I ran in two races back-to-back: the Bushbond 5k followed by the Bushbond 10k. Both races started near Yonah Dam in Toccoa and were both out-and-back courses …
Short Book Review: Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson
Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson is a book about perseverance through adversity, told through the lens of human suffering in Death Valley, and more specifically the …
Short Book Review: Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, by Dean Karnazes, is an inspiring book in which Karnazes explains how he became an ultramarathon runner as told through the lens of …