Five Weekdays. Five Healthy Lunches, All Brought From Home.

It’s now been over two months since I’ve started my new job, and it’s been going great. This office job is a lot different than working from home, but, generally speaking, I’ve adapted to it well. I try to wake up early and exercise before work, but I’m better at that some weeks more than others. (And if I don’t

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The Rain Stopped… So I Could Run Up and Down 4,400 Steps

I was in Chicago over this past weekend, and it was drizzly all Saturday night. The weather predicted rain all Sunday morning too, but, thankfully, the clouds dried up, and that was a good thing, because I had a stair race that morning, and this one was outdoors. At Comiskey Park!

I know, I know, the home of the Chicago White Sox hasn’t been named Comiskey Park in well over a decade. But

I Shattered Two Personal Records During One of the Toughest Races I’ve Done!

I’ve run races on roads, on trails, and I’ve certainly done plenty of stair races. The race I did on Saturday, though, combined all of those disciplines, and more! My finishers medal was well-earned… and earning it required doing things I’ve never done before.

The race was the 20th Annual Mount Baldhead Challenge, in the cute little town of Saugatuck, Michigan, where I once

Blisters Aren’t Always A Bad Thing… Not When They’re On Cucumbers!

My friend Mat sent me a really interesting recipe a few weeks ago, for blistered cucumbers, and I just had to try it. It caught my attention because cucumbers are one of the vegetables that you rarely, if ever, see cooked.  And this recipe involves cooking them in a really interesting way. Count me in!