It’s one thing to train for a run. It’s another to train with a weighted pack. And this is not just any weight. I have four-pound bags of rice that I then wrap in duct tape and stuff into my pack to train. If I got pulled over by the fuzz and they asked me […]
In 2016, my family and I traveled to Vietnam for two weeks. We traveled north to south and experienced the magic of Southeast Asia. We went on a guided trip with Intrepid Travel (highly recommended) with a few other families from around the world. On that trip I met Ed Partridge, a physician from the
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The car was packed. We were stoked. After a couple of years of being in relative isolation and pretty much just focused on work and school, we were heading out on a ski trip we had been planning over the last several months. Skis were tuned. Food was purchased. Airbnb secured. Ski tickets procured.
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I had a good friend ask me recently to help them better understand the difference between goals and intentions. It’s a good question. I like talking to clients about goals because everyone understands goals and it’s great to have a clear definition on what it is you are trying to achieve. But goals are
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I often get asked what it is that I like about running on the trails. It’s a pretty simple response I suppose. It’s freedom. It’s endurance. It’s rigor. It’s mental. It’s uncertain. It’s therapy. It’s technical. It’s scary. It’s cold. It’s brutal. It’s liberating. It’s suffering. It’s wonder. It’s openness. It’s laughing. It’s vistas. It’s
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I was having a conversation with my business partner last week and we were talking about some cranky clients and what we could do to create a bit more harmony in the relationship. I’m on board with that idea. If you work in the world of client service, no one wins when the parties are
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I turned 48 today. I woke up this morning not feeling awesome. I slept in. I tossed and turned for a bit. I took stock of most of the things that weren’t going right for me right now. I tried to go back to sleep. Melissa crept out of the room early to hang those
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We were so excited to go ice skating over winter vacation. We were up in British Columbia at a ski village called Big White and the weather was frigid. We took a day off from skiing to strap on some skates and give it a go on the ice. We rented our skates and headed
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I walked to Met Market this morning after a grueling end of year run. I’m sore. I’m hungry. And I’m energized. Forget the fact that as I was walking into Met Market, I dropped my laptop and cracked the screen (the very screen that I’m using to type this post). I closed my eyes for
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“I have no time!” I said to my friend Terry when he encouraged me to become a “celebrity” dancer for Seattle Dances with the Stars. It was December 2022 and while I appreciated the encouragement, I was just so darn busy. How would I fit in all of those hours of practice and the fundraising?
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