Running
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Built to Run
You know what’s wild? The human animal is literally built to run for hours. That was our evolutionary advantage. We weren’t the fastest, or the strongest — but we could just keep going. Imagine an antelope sprinting off at 40 miles an hour, and some caveman just jogging behind it, mile after mile, like, “Don’t worry, I’ll get…
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Not Permission to Be a Slacker
People hear I’m in my sixties and still running, and they say things like, “Oh, good for you, but you don’t have to push it anymore.” Excuse me? Getting older is NOT permission to be a slacker! Yeah, I’m slower, sure. But slower doesn’t mean stop. Slower just means I get more value for my entry fee—I’m…
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My first pedicure at age 65!
My first pedicure at age 65! I figured it was time. After decades of pounding pavement ,my feet had basically become concrete blocks with toenails attached. If feet could file for workers comp, mine would’ve retired in the ‘90s.. I walk in, and the pedicurist takes one look at me… then at my feet… then…
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So I had Brain Surgery
Now, that sounds terrifying. But honestly—it wasn’t traumatic. It was enlightening. And way better than my day job. I was diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm behind my right eye before it had a chance to bleed. That surgery literally saved my life. And here’s how they fixed it: they ran a camera up through my…
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So I’m getting slower at running as I get older…
And I’ll be honest with you—I love it. When I was younger, I treated running like a war. Stopwatch ticking, GPS screaming, “You’re off pace! Pick it up!” I used to finish a race looking like I’d just escaped a hostage situation. Now? I’m older, slower, happier. I’ll stop mid-run to smell a flower. Pet a dog.…
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