(Read about Day 0 here, and Day 1 here). I woke up at 4:30am after a somewhat restless night. It rained only a little the night before, and I awoke to partly cloudy skies. I ate, put moleskin on my blistered foot, packed up, and hit the trail at 6:30am. My body was stiff, but [...]
(See this post for a brief history & description of the trail and comments about Day 0 - getting to the trailhead). I woke up at 5:30am after a relatively good sleep. I took my time getting ready, but was still on the trail at 7:20am. I started off on the half mile trail leading [...]
The Chilkoot trail starts in Dyea, Alaska (just outside of Skagway) and ends 33 miles later in Bennett, British Columbia, which is currently only a train depot. The route travels between the Inside Passage to the headwaters of the Yukon River, going over a pass that isn't easy, but is the most passable route in [...]
It continually amazes me how travel opens my eyes to the different lives that people lead. Getting out in the world provides valuable lessons. Just had a blast playing in the woods. It's what I love about triathlon - with different types of people to meet and lots more time in nature. Lots more to [...]
It's difficult to gauge progress in the day to day. We know this every time someone we haven't seen in awhile comments on how big a growing child or pet has become. Sure, you know they are growing, but maybe you didn't realize it within that timeframe. Changes can be so small that when we [...]
I think that keeping track of workouts and saving that information for years may be an overlooked tool in your training. Even for someone who isn't super serious, like myself, it is fascinating to look back over training periods and to learn from it. There are far more sophisticated methods, and ways to really learn [...]
There was a boy who grew up in England. He had a quite normal life. The only child to two hard-working parents. He didn't do very well in school, and wasn't overly excited about a career path. Then, at the age of 14, within the span of 10 minutes during a school performance, everything changed. [...]
I went to grab a return address label. Organizations send them regularly, so I haven't ever purchased customized ones. I have different flowers and animals and Christmas scenes. I like some better than others, but I always go for the sheet that is emptiest because I want to use up the oldest ones before moving [...]
It's true that some people are luckier than others. I had amazing birth luck - to be born in the United States to a good, supportive family. But not everything is luck. Our lives take turns that we cannot anticipate ahead of time. How we react impacts our future. Are you aware of the opportunities [...]
Dwelling on regret can make us miserable. But feelings of regret may also be able to teach us lessons. How can you turn the pain into a teacher?
