Marathoners and other endurance athletes talk about “hitting the wall,” when their body has done all it can do, burned up all its energy and just gives up. For a fine tuned athlete that could happen 15-20 miles into a 26 mile race. For most people I hang out with “The Wall” happens somewhere between […]
Not that long ago, I ran a full 5k for the first time in my life. And I use the term “run” loosely. It was more like a jog or a trot, kind of a shuffle. But what it most definitely was not was a walk. I didn’t stop to walk, catch my breath or […]
Have you ever developed a deep-down, intensely personal, highly irrational dislike, hatred even, for a celebrity or media personality? I have. And I know I shouldn’t care. I don’t even know these people. Take Patrick Kane, for instance. He’s a heck of a hockey player, but there’s something about him that just makes me want […]
You had the best of intentions, didn’t you? You were going to lose weight. You were going make more money. You were going to be nicer to animals and small children. In 2012 you were, finally, at long last, going to get back in shape, turn your life around and be a plain, all around […]
If you’re not currently leading an active lifestyle, then getting up out of the chair, off the couch, away from the screen and moving around, doing almost anything else just a tiny bit more than you’re up out of the chair, off the couch, away from the screen and moving around, doing almost anything else, […]
