The Ugandan Giant

The Ugandan Giant

Kamala died. I am so sad. My friend Susan sent me the link last night. I didn’t know Kamala. We did not hang out or anything. He did not know that I even existed but he was a part of my life that I remember well. As a kid, I loved wrestling. My family loved...
The Ugandan Giant

Happy Sammich

My favorite sandwich has always been the one that someone else made for me. Yesterday, Amanda made me a sandwich. This was not just any sandwich, this was a homegrown, custom-made tomato and mayonnaise sandwich. You don’t get any better than that. I will not...
The Reverend’s Garmin 920xt Raffle for St. Jude

The Reverend’s Garmin 920xt Raffle for St. Jude

LHRL® Slack App About 5 years ago a bunch of members at Olive Branch CrossFit got together and bought me this watch for my 40th birthday. That was the year that “Big Thirsty” and I ran 40 miles for our 40th birthdays. It was a big time. That moment was...
Checking in with Empathy

Checking in with Empathy

Hey. It’s been a while. I thought I’d check in. They used to say “the world is going to hell in a handbasket.” Today’s version of that might be “the entire world is a dumpster fire.” That might be true to a certain extent, but I want to believe that most people fall...
The Ugandan Giant

LHRL® #190

Lift Heavy Run Long® #190 in full force. He we go: Von says do ditch social media altogether. Amanda has no use for it. Thirsty doesn’t even has Facebook on his phone. Wilson still enjoys it…kinda. Garmin has been hit with ransomware and most of us think...
LHRL® #189 with Nugget Johnson

LHRL® #189 with Nugget Johnson

On the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast #189 we had our old friend Nugget Johnson. Nugget is back in the United States after spending some time as a radio DJ in Dubai. We wanted to sit down with Nugget and talk about….nothing in particular. That is why we like him...
LHRL® #189 with Nugget Johnson

LHRL® #188

We are back in the saddle with Lift Heavy Run Long® #188. Here is a rundown of how this shook out: Amanda is back regular at Olive Branch CrossFit and pretty she will not survive after tonight’s workout. Von constructs his COVID-free trust circle of friends and...
The Ugandan Giant

Have You Seen Our Dog?

LHRL® Slack App I could hear the sounds of kids screaming. It appeared harmless. It was almost as if they were playing “Marco Polo” in our front yard. I didn’t pay it much attention. It wasn’t long before there was a knock on our front door....
LHRL® #189 with Nugget Johnson

LHRL® #187

On this episode of the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast, we went deeper than usual. Here is how it went down: Daniela Krauss clarified that “double pepperoni” is more than “extra pepperoni”, so remember that. Katie Maxwell was rightfully offended...