It’s now the final week before the race in Athens. The training is complete, the squats, the chin-ups, the speed runs, the threshold runs the lunges and on and on. Paradoxically the final week is a waiting game. A resting…
Final run Yesterday, 10 days before the race, I decided that it would be my final run. It was without incident and I clocked in 13.5km at a slow pace. I couldn’t help but think about getting injured or my…
People can tell you what running in 30+ degree celcius heat is like. They can describe it in detail, and give you some tips even, but none of that will help you. Just breath Ever been in a sauna? If…
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss It refers to a guy’s weekend my friends and I go on, a couple times a year.…
I got this post idea after listening to a review of Oprah Winfrey’s book with the same title. It seems that this simple sentence carries a lot of weight and can even help us as a guide for our future…
is precious and I have a certain amount of it per day. There are certain things that require my attention and there are others who pay for it. Then there are those choices I make on what or who to…
I’ve done it! 107 chin ups! 20min flat. It took about 18 months to accomplish it and I was in no rush. When I stopped the timer on my watch I raised my fist in victory because it felt like…
A week ago I reached a pinnacle I never even imagined. It was a wet and cold Friday afternoon and after realizing that my attempted running would be cut short due to a recurring shin splint I headed for the…
There are infinite possibilities in some places for some people in certain situations. I don’t feel them. I can’t comprehend infinite, or the universe expanding for that matter. I just try to accomplish what I set out to do. At…
I eat it everyday. About five to seven slices of it or more. I douse it in olive oil, or spread some butter on it, or hummus. Other days I spread avocado or cream cheese. Sometimes, I just eat it…
I wish the naming of the web tool was something that took a couple of hours of work. That I could sit down, make some calculations or do some kind of tasks and after some effort and completion of some…
It starts with attitude and discipline. The discipline is going twice or three times a week to the bar and lifting yourself up as many times as you can in twenty minutes. The attitude is believing that you can do…
When you drive a car you don’t feel the distance you cover just the comfort of a cushioned seat. You hear the engine roar but you don’t appreciate the effort needed to push forward because you have the car on…
When I was growing up ‘going live’ was reserved for TV journalists, athletes and media personalities. It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached a moment in time where now you, me, anyone can press record and go live to the…
Teaching is not only about qualifications and experience. A common misconception is that those are the credentials that matter most but actually it’s the soft skills and ability to connect with students, which are just as valuable regardless of what…