What's the Deal?
This blog is my play area. I use it just to keep stuff sort of documented.
Modify Your Shoes
As your shoes wear, it can be helpful to modify them. Your natural thought might be to add shoe goo and cushioned insoles to the worn spots, but consider going the other way, especially if the wear is more pronounced on either the inside or outside of your foot....
Snot Rockets
You either shoot snot rockets, or you don't. I do. The technique is to hold one nostril shut and forcefully exhale air out the nose, clearing the open nostril of all debris. It's healthy and good for you to expel all that bad gunk, although don't be so forceful...
Wind Chill
Today I will get soaked on my run. But the weather Gurus believe it will actually feel like the actual temperature actually. Go figure. Why don't they calculate "Rain Chill?" The concept of wind chill means it feels colder when it's windy. For...
Runner’s Demons
Demons often hound the runner. They are tenacious and merciless. But run towards the morning and the demons are made irrelevant.
Traffic
There tend to be two philosophies for running with traffic. One is "Own the road," and the other is to just be careful. I am completely in the "careful" camp. My number one rule is: If there is going to be a car vs runner accident, don't be there. "Own the...
Lobster Gloves
This winter we've had some really cold mornings, less than 10 Degrees Fahrenheit. I discovered my Garneau bicycle gloves make great running gloves. They are exceptionally warm. They are "lobster" style gloves, meaning they have individual fingers, but also...
The Heel Strike
It happened again. I was chatting with a guy at a party, and he bemoaned the fact that he can't run anymore, due to a couple of compressed disks in his back. He said the only way he was able to run as long as he did, in to his old age, was because he used heel...
Winter Running
This morning my phone said it was 16 degrees. Running in to the headwind it felt like 16 degrees with a headwind. When I turned to run with the wind, I was much more comfortable. I don't buy in to the idea of wind chill that says any particular...
Find Something To Do
If you are going to be out there pounding the roads for 45 minutes, it's important for you to find something to do. Otherwise, you will just be tortured by daemons and haunted by the thoughts of all your past mistakes and failures. The common ways to...
Wear the Wrong Shoes
Ten or twelve years ago I developed severe running pain in my lower calfs. During my runs, a slow burn would develop, and I would sometimes need to walk because the pain was too much. It felt like some deep down layers of ligaments were torn or damaged....
Color Me RAD
Color Me RAD. Before the color.
Mars
This is an interactive 360 panorama. I wonder if anyone will ever run on Mars. Mars Panorama - Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 613 in Out of this World From here.
The Fascinating History of this Site
This Foray in to WordPress started on or about 11/26/2017. It’s ramblings about running, computers, and sometimes food.