Of Running Shoes and Superheroes
As a kid, I remember how important it was to pick out just the right pair of shoes. It would be that pair you would wear for the entire school year and you wanted them to be “Cool” and you wanted them to be “Fast”. Wearing those shoes the first day of a new school … Read more
Reasons We Run
Run from, run to, run with, run for, run against, run because, run, run run. I was speaking with a good friend the other day about our morning run. We both had decent runs that day; mine coving seven miles and his coving twenty-two. We soon got onto the topic of why we run and … Read more
One Sock Runner
It was a cold December morning in Dallas yet one we had been anticipating for months. Downtown streets were filled with cars, inching their way, hoping to find a parking spot. The 2015 Dallas Marathon was less than an hour from starting time and my wife Cindy along with thousands of other runners were making … Read more
Life’s Not About A Race, It’s About The Race
Months of training with just weeks to go, you’ve been pushing hard. Through cold winter days, getting up at the crack of dawn, you strive to get that mileage in. Then the moment every runner fears, at first you’re in denial, “I just need to stretch” you think, but stretching doesn’t help. That feeling is … Read more
Dinner With The Old Man
“What should we do for dinner” were the words that started the whole thing. After a long workweek, Friday was finally here and it just seemed fitting to go out for a nice meal. My daughter wanted Mexican food, my wife craved Italian but I was the driver and after changing our minds a half … Read more
Do the Thing You Love
Over the past thirty some odd years I have joined a number of gyms with the intent of getting healthy and staying fit. The results have become so predictable, it’s kind of funny that I would expect things to be different each time. It goes something like this: Find a hip and popular gym. Hear … Read more
The Power of the Participant
Two Races, Different Perspectives Race day was here and Cindy, my bride of 26 years, was about to run her very first half marathon. She’d been training for months, preparing for the Dallas race and we were excited to cheer her on to the finish line. The starting gun sounded and off she ran with … Read more
Walking in Purpose – Recognizing Your Platform
I don’t get how you did that? This is delicious, how did you make it? What did you do to get this software to do that? I bet you’ve had someone tell you how amazed they were at something that seemed pretty simple for you accomplish. It could be your mastery in the kitchen or … Read more
Senior Discount – A Day to Remember
September 18th, 2018 will be a day I’ll remember for at least a few days. Placing my order like I had a thousand times before, at our local bagel shop, I looked down at the cash register screen showing my total and there it was, the words, Senior Discount. Not even fifty-five yet and the … Read more