Tag Archives: triathlon
hard knocks and letting go
Things change quickly. Things we have no control over. Things we don't agree with. Things we have to let go of.
diary of a post-Ironman funk
Four weeks ago today I stepped over my first Ironman finish line in Mont Tremblant, Quebec. And then, boom. Life resumed.
paleo day 1: kale, costco, and a hell of a lot of meat
I have a reason to start blogging regularly again: Tomorrow I start the Paleo diet. Basically, an uber-simple approach to food—simple as in Stone-Age simple. I needed a place to keep track of how I’m…
two years of triathlon
In Wired magazine’s Living by Numbers issue last summer, Gary Wolf wrote an article on what tracking every facet of our lives might look like. That feature’s play on the cover was what made me…
ch-ch-ch chia
You remember the Chia pet ads. The kitschy, half cat, half pig-looking planter that with little care, promises the instantaneous growth of a green mop. Well, it turns out that 80’s fad was on to…
homemade energy bars V: shot blocks
One of my favorite authors once wrote “how we spend our days, is of course, how we spend our lives.” It’s one of those observations so plain it pricks you. Nothing terribly complicated or profound,…
homemade energy bars IV: sunshine bars
I've been dreaming about creating the perfect home-made baked granola bars...
homemade energy bars III: peanut ginger squares
It seemed fitting that the day after completing my first triathlon, while nursing the pleasant soreness of limbs pushed to their limits, that I should post another recipe in my Homemade Energy Bars series. The…