Running Life

I’m no longer chasing the runner’s high. I’m chasing a runner who’s much faster. The second habit leads to feeling the first, at least it did the first time I…

Rain is the killer of routine. I learned to brave the elements, but the sunrise storm sounds like the end of the world. Torrential downpours have punctuated every day this…

Meditation. Have you tried meditation? Do you feel like the world is ending? Try meditation. Hate your job? Give meditation a try. Trouble getting an erection? Maybe meditate. This sounds…

Violent daily thunderstorms are the new normal. Long runs need to wrap up in the early morning, or won’t happen at all. The afternoons are humid, and breathing feels like…

My nipples are on fire. Running in shirts not made for hours of sweat will cause chaffing. Mangled toes and bloodied toenails is another unfortunate side effect of running long…

I’m finger swiping my photos from the morning in between sips of beer. It’s a summer Sunday, and I’m suddenly the only patron belly-up to a bar, killing time putting…

Rarely will I stop running and end on a weird number. I run until the number rounds up or at least ends with a .5 hanging on the end. I…

People remember firsts like the first time playing an instrument, rock climbing, riding a motorcycle, sex of course, but I can’t recall the first time I purposely left the house…

Sometimes it takes a long time for a song to hit home. It might take 10, 50, even 500 listens before the words take hold and bury deep inside the soul.…