THE REVEREND
The Reverend Reboot: Week 2
Woooo....Ric Flair Dot Gif!!! What a great week! In so many ways I feel like I'm starting my fitness journey over again. I'm starting CrossFit all over again. I'm going deep and 100% trying to channel every bit of this guy that I can:...
Empathic Strength 09122020
Hey, it's a Saturday. Let's play "Things I thought about on my run today." I wonder if he's going to pick up that dog's poop.How can I raise 1500 more dollars for St. Jude. I hope I make it.I'm looking forward to Tuesday's one mile time trial not to see how fast I can...
Empathic Strength: 09112020
Everyone needs a coach! Even coaches need a coach. If you can hire a coach in some capacity you should. I have had two coaches in the past and looking back, those are the times I excelled the most. Any time I’ve tried to go it alone I’ve just kind of fallen flat or...
Be a Warrior Not a Worrier
Be a warrior not a worrier. I saw this on a friend’s instagram feed this morning, and it landed so perfectly. I am a worrier, and it’s kept me from doing a lot of things in the past. I tend to worry about everything. What people will think, am I doing a good...
The Future is Bright
It feels good to be able to do what you want. Seven years ago I was recovering from a broken foot, leaving the comfort of a good full time job, and working on opening a gym. Here I am hobbling and doing the first ring muscle up in the gym back then: Sometimes I...
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...
Sean Hilsdon: A special 100 miler addition to the 50/400 Club
We would like to welcome our good friend Sean Hilsdon into the 50/400 club. He doesn't just make it into the 50/400 club, he does it with the special notation that he ran 100 miles instead of 50! This entry to the 50/400 club is special to me. We have a lot of really...
Empathic Strength – 2020
It's been a hell of a year. It has been a year completely full of some of the biggest WHAT THE F!@# experiences I've ever had in my life. It's been a life threatening year and a life changing year. The "life threatening" probably influencing the "life changing" more...
Grief
Grief. Google tells me that it means "deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death." It can also mean "trouble or annoyance." 2019 seems to have served up a heaping helping of grief. It has also, at least for me, served up a little bit of trauma and some...
Empathic Strength – 08072019
I'm on twitter a lot (@vonralls HMU!). On twitter if you aren't super liberal you're an intolerant racist and if you aren't super conservative you're a snowflake that wants to ban guns and make everyone gay. There is no middle ground on twitter. Everything and...