Category Archives: Fatherhood

Fresh Air Fund

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

For most of my life I have lived somewhere close to nature. Even when I was stationed in downtown Washington D.C. as a 18 year old Marine. It was running that took me to the Mall and down the banks … Continue reading →

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St George Ironman – Toughest – Can It Be Done Barefoot?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

I keep running across quotes talking about how well St. George Ironman was executed and statements suggesting that it is also the toughest Ironman in the world. Here are two of my favorite snippets. Listen to what Bob Babbitt and … Continue reading →

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Diet and Barefoot Running Health

Posted on July 8, 2009 by

When you run barefoot you can expect to feel some aches and pains in your feet and ankles when doing some hard training — especially when you wake up in the morning. At least that is my experience. What I … Continue reading →

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Familial Eating Patterns

Posted on July 3, 2009 by

My Dad had a heart attack directly related to diet and stress in 1992, and again this year he needed a number of stents put in to open some severe blockages. 200907021528.jpg I made some changes in my life, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and doing a few repeats up the hill on my bike every day, but I kept the Mountain Dew habit, and the stressful job. … We were under direct orders to eat everything on our plate, and if for any reason we left food on the plate we were served up a good dose of guilt “don’t you know people are starving in Africa.”

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