It's the adventure of a lifetime.
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The Quest #20 In the final weeks of my first Hal Higdon training program. I've even got a 5K race coming up in the first week of June! I'm listening to my body with each step and not rushing to complete a marathon just to cross
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The Quest #19 Ran like hell this chapter. What changed? I finally decided to be myself. I resented it, avoided it, protested it. Distanced myself from the people that were close to me because I didn't want to be me. But we can't escape who we
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The Quest #18 Feels like I'm finally starting to "get" life. At least how it feels from my corner of the universe. This was a great month for golf, not so much for running. But getting into something new has revealed (again) that fear is my
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The Quest #17 Didn't run the marathon. It came down to one thing: I didn't train enough. I should've started my training plan earlier and even when the weather was cold as shit, I should've stuck with it. No clue when my
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The Quest #16 Holidays are tough. Lots of family time, long events, distant travel and big money spent. But on the positive side...lots of family time, events, travel and money spent making your loved ones happy. Sure it pisses me off that I'm feeding the corporate beast
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The Quest #15 Only ran three times this month and my first marathon is in February so that's pretty bad but in my soul I feel like this is going to be a great few months. Time to finally grow up and stick with the hard work. That&
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The Quest #14 Can't believe it's November. Even Texas is starting to feel chilly... A sad amount of runs this month but on the flip side I did the longest bike ride of my life: 25 miles. Running gets boring AF after a while so through
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The Quest #13 Another major evolution to Sendō - this is almost good enough to share with real people. Didn't run the half-marathon I wanted to in September but every single inch of this website and my mind are getting sharper. Maybe I'll make it out
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The Quest #12 Most runs I've ever done in a month and the most energy I've put into something meaningful in years. Going on Autopilot helped me survive the grind of everyday life but that time is over. I'm leaving behind a life that
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The Quest #11 The idea makes sense, I'm consistently training and hope feels real. Truth is, I thought I could get out of the black hole on my own, but it took being vulnerable and asking for help that led to meaningful progress. We can't do
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The Quest #10 We're making progress: Sendō is finally becoming a real idea. Running is the heart of this crazy story and with each chapter I'm figuring out the details. Running has turned my brain back on. Meditation practices have gotten better, sleep is deeper, I&
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The Quest #9 We're doing it live. I've been daydreaming and thinking of this idea for the last two years. I have even less confidence that this could work but I've got nothing else left. It's sink or swim. The private button