What the H……(Hydration Pack)?

What was I thinking?

This summer there were a few trail races on my schedule. They were slightly longer races that would require me to carry some stuff in order to be self-sufficient and ready for whatever the trail threw at me. So I bought a hydration pack. I love the concept of a...

Time Machine

What was I thinking?

Hot summer day. Middle of a training ride. I’ve just climbed over the crest of a long hill. Legs are burning, gasping for air, and desperately thirsty. As I sit back in the saddle and relax my pedal cadence, I reach for some water. Grabbing the bottle from the cage, I...

Sorry, Thoreau

Run, What was I thinking?

     “I went to the woods because I wished to run deliberately, to front only the essential facts of the trail, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I reached the end, discover that I had not adventured. I did not wish to run that which was...

Human Nature?

What was I thinking?

     I work a warehouse job. Shipping and receiving; order fulfillment. Tractor-trailers lock onto the docks, we unload the freight, stock gets put away in the racks. Customers place orders, some of us run around like squirrels on amphetamine picking the parts to let...

Traction

What was I thinking?

     I work in a warehouse. Well, for the next nine days I do. This Distribution Center – and our jobs – are being relocated halfway across the country. Kind of a bummer, but that’s not the story I want to tell today.      As we process the shutdown, we...

Can I?

What was I thinking?

A few weeks ago, Wilson penned a piece entitled, “I Want to See If I Can…”. It was about trying to do new things just to see if you actually could do them. It’s a great reflection on how fear of failure can keep us from new experiences. I guess that the refrain...