2014 Annual Review
The 2014 word of the year was LIGHT. Light. Fire. Torch. Energy. As I wrote previously, 2014 was about finding the light within myself,...
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Dec 30, 2014
Movie Review - "The Interview" - Ballsy Or Idiotic?
It takes a special kind of talent, a special kind of balls, or sometimes, a special kind of idiot to get people talking. Grotesque and...
Dec 22, 2014
Stop "Watching" Your Weight
I am a Weight Watchers refugee. I think WW was the first official commercial diet that I went on. I was in my early 20s, and graduate...
Dec 19, 2014
Gear Review - MudGear Trail Socks and Compression Obstacle Race Socks
While racers will rarely argue that shoes are important, socks tend to be a more underrated gear item. I, for one, who spent months...
Dec 18, 2014
#MyPerfectDNF
September 20, 2014 was the day I retired from obstacle racing. At least that’s what I told myself, as I made my way through the Vermont...
Dec 16, 2014
The Death Race Chronicles - How It Ends
*MISSED PART OF THE STORY? Here are PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4 and PART 5. I started blogging about my Death Race experience last...
Dec 15, 2014
The Death Race Chronicles - Part 5
*MISSED PART OF THE STORY? Here are PART 1, PART 2, PART 3 and PART 4. Saturday, June 22, 2013 1130 hours, 21 hours into the race THE...
Dec 15, 2014
4 Key Changes To The Spartan Race World Championship 2015
So, it looks like the Spartan Race has finally relented to the pressure from events like BattleFrog and OCR World Championship, and...
Dec 10, 2014
Forget Holiday Wish Lists - This Is What Obstacle Racers ACTUALLY Want
Norm Koch, the infamous race course director, posted the following on Facebook last week: [quote]Anyone have any obstacle wants or wishes...
Dec 9, 2014
#DearSolo, How Do I Prevent Weight Gain Over The Holidays?
Previously, I have talked about what to do when your female friends do not support your racing, how to balance it all, whether OCR is a...
Dec 8, 2014
5 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Obstacle Racing Chick
Few weeks ago, I saw someone on Facebook suggest that there should be an OCR Barbie. She would have cuts, bruises and mud under her...
Dec 4, 2014
3 Things I Learned About Zumba
Yes, really. This morning I woke up sore from two strength workouts earlier this week. Or, perhaps, from teaching four hot yoga classes...
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