Race #190Half Marathon #692021 Race #62021 Half Marathon #3South Carolina Half Marathon #50Spinx Half Marathon #7 Pre-RaceI went into this race with absolutely no expectations. I wanted another half marathon medal and Greenville Track ClubContinue reading
Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes
With only one pre-booked tour, we got to wake up without an alarm on both Tuesday and Thursday. All I had planned for Tuesday was making our way over to Volcanoes National Park so weContinue reading
Chicago Marathon 2021 Race Recap
Race #189Marathon #132021 Race #52021 Marathon #1Chicago Marathon #2 Pre-raceI had a fairly decent first half to this training cycle but then had to pull back right at the heart of the summer thanks toContinue reading
Determined Blindness
A little while ago, a college friend of mine posted the following quote. I resonated so much with the quote, with the knowledge that how we should act in the time of this virus, emulatingContinue reading
The Effort of Writing Deep Thoughts
For a while, I have found myself in a writing slump. Rather than a lack of material, this slump comes from both an inability caused by time constraints and a reluctant unwillingness to devote theContinue reading
Reedy River 10k 2021 – Race Recap
Race #18810k #162021 Race #42021 10k #2Reedy River 10k #7 Going into this race, I went back and forth on whether I would set a time goal or not. I knew that if I did,Continue reading
Afraid to Make Rules and Do Right
I had planned to post the first full day of my Hawaiian excursion travelogue but on Sunday I got an email from the organizers of a local 10k, usually held in the spring but postponedContinue reading
Differences in Compliance
*Editor’s note: I wrote this a few months ago and just discovered it. I thought it timely with the resurgence of the Delta variant and the start of a new school year.* One big differenceContinue reading
Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Planning and Travel
The travelogues have returned! I have plans for at least two more personal vacations within the next year and two school related field trips in the upcoming school year as well. That being said, allContinue reading
Returning to Church
On March 15, 2020, I had no idea that I would not attend church in person for another 16 months. July 25, 2021 marked the first time I sat beside Mom in the auditorium sinceContinue reading