• Lifestyle

    On to the next

    Chasing the euphoria of the finish line is a never ending process. A mile away from the finish…feeling broken down, beaten up, tired, and hungry. Ready to say ‘uncle’ and walk off. But –barring injury — the finish line looms large. Once the time chip leaves the wrist, with a t-shirt clutched in muddy fingers, and a celebratory medal over a sunburnt neck, magic happens. As time passes, memories of the suffering don’t linger, they soften. Kinda like childbirth. Signing Up Signing up for the…

  • Lifestyle

    Half the battle

    Day 37 of 75 Hard has come and gone. I am a little less than halfway through. I have persevered through another road trip, turned down cake at my nephew’s birthday party (even though I heard it was very good cake from my daughter, who happily ate my piece), survived a swarm of mosquitoes even though I’m still itchy from the fray, and even–gasp!–worked out all alone for two of the past 16 days. My parents’ neighbor probably thinks I’m extremely weird, as I huffed…