I gave up caffeine about three months ago. I still hate myself for doing that. I did it because I had to. Sleep was getting more difficult to enjoy in periods longer than two hours at a time. Caffeine is the only legal drug that most athletes can still enjoy and not have to worryContinue reading “Caffeine-Free (And Not Loving It)”
Tag Archives: Aging
Race Season Starts (yay!) And Colonoscopy By Mail?
Let the running begin! Actually, it started two weeks ago. Two 5K races in a row, and so far, so good. I am feeling pretty decent, running three times a week, all in the mornings. The good news is that I got my high-heat practice in during summer afternoons, which sounds insane (my hottest practiceContinue reading “Race Season Starts (yay!) And Colonoscopy By Mail?”
This Race Is For You, Miss Junie
It’s been a busy race season so far, with some good finishes, and even a first-place age group win. But that first place came after a bad day. Miss Junie died. She was a lovely lady, a proper grande dame, and she was my “running buddy,” not in the sense that she literally followed meContinue reading “This Race Is For You, Miss Junie”
If I Taught A Class In Aging 101
I was listening to a comedian on TV the other night, joking about how difficult it is to reach middle age. I hear you, buddy. Been there, and crawled through that. And looking back, I wish I’d had a manual on how to do it better. So it got me thinking about what my now-olderContinue reading “If I Taught A Class In Aging 101”
When Body Parts Go Bad
We live in a world of easy replacements. If your phone, TV, computer, or any appliance decides to self-destruct, you can get a new one pretty fast. Thanks to the shortages brought on by the pandemic, it may not be exactly the make or model you wanted, and it’s priced higher than you anticipated, butContinue reading “When Body Parts Go Bad”
It’s Perfectly Cold Out There…So Where Is Everyone?
It was 38 degrees outside for my run this morning. Cold by our local standards. Not bad, according to the rest of the country, mostly either brushed or buried in snow, freezing rain, black ice, and/or temperatures with single digits and/or negative values. So where was everyone this morning? I was the only runner outContinue reading “It’s Perfectly Cold Out There…So Where Is Everyone?”
Mom’s Life In A Box
My mother passed away almost 10 years ago, and it was time to finish what we started a few years back: getting rid of the paperwork mountain she collected over the years. My mother did not own a shredder, or a computer, or a belief system that allowed her to part with any piece ofContinue reading “Mom’s Life In A Box”
Old Is Serious...Aging Is Hilarious 