May 2011

2011 Forest Park 50K Race Report

May 31, 2011

Sunday morning, I woke up bright and early for my latest adventure. I had such a great time at my first ultramarathon (NOT) that I thought I should do it all over again. My friend and I left Salem about 6:15 and drove up to Portland for the Forest Park 50K trail run. I think [...]

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Weighing in on Distancing the TV

May 27, 2011

This guest post from Jakob Berry will really please my wife. We’ve often talked about pulling the plug on our DirecTV but I always drag my feet. I don’t want to eliminate TV from my life, but I do feel that we’re paying too much for the amount of TV that we watch. There’s got [...]

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Crossfit Kicked My Ass This Week

May 25, 2011

Who am I kidding, Crossfit always kicks my ass. When my son, Liam, was born 6 weeks early, he was developmentally fine, but had to be fed through a tube. They wouldn’t let him go home (even though nothing was wrong with him) until he ate normally. We spent 10 days in the NICU and [...]

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Back To Paleo

May 20, 2011

I have kind of been in a funk this week. I ran great last week, but might have overdone it and am now paying for it a little bit with a sore right foot. It’s the weirdest pain I’ve ever felt and I’m not sure what to make of it. The funny thing about it [...]

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Being Healthy Is NOT About Perfection

May 18, 2011

I used to be a Starbucks addict. Venti full fat vanilla latte and a slice of coffee cake for me. 800 calories later, I’d eat a big lunch and a big dinner and maybe hit the treadmill for a thirty minutes. I’m not blaming the fact that I used to be obese on Starbucks in [...]

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