Conquer the Overlook 2018 (Race Recap)

What?! A Race?! Less than two weeks after LASIK surgery?

Yup, it’s true. But I didn’t defy any doctors’ orders. I was told I

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I Can’t Believe It’s Been Three Months Since I Began My Exercise Break… Here’s What’s Next For Me

Wow. I started my exercise break on April 25th – just over three months ago! Time sure has flown by. I’m very excited to enter into the next phase of my exercise break, which is technically a set-back, but for awesome reasons. I’ll get to that shortly. First, a “previously on Keep It Up, David” recap.

I Just Learned About These Epic Public Stairs, Just Minutes From My Childhood Home

Isn’t is fantastic when you learn something new about the area where you grew up? I spent decades not paying attention to stairs, but now that I seek them out for workout purposes, I find them everywhere!

This monster set of stairs is in

An Airport Layover, ‘Keep It Up, David’ Style

My recent flight to Detroit included a two-hour layover in San Francisco. My philosophy about layovers is this: I had just spent time (sometimes hours) on a cramped airplane, and I have more cramped airplane excitement ahead of me, so when I have time to kill in an airport during a layover, I want to stretch my long legs (I’m 6’4″) and move.

I’m One Month Into My Exercise Break, and I’m Ready For A Change

Check out my new kicks!

I purchased the sneakers as part of a celebratory day. Remember, in my most recent weigh-in post, when I showed how I had reached 4,000 Cardio Miles? At that point in time, I hadn’t decided on a reward for that milestone. But then I did. And the shoes were part of it.

48 Rainy Hours in Colorado. Hail, Too!

If you wanted to see some hail in May, you should’ve been in Colorado last weekend. Last Saturday evening, during a brief but violent storm, it hailed pebbles of ice.

I’ve lived in Los Angeles for nearly 16 years, where

I’m Two Weeks Into My Exercise Break, and It’s Going… Well…

…great!

Me, at one my favorite walkable places, a pedestrian footbridge over a freeway near my house.

After pushing myself really hard for a really long time, I decided to take a break from intense, rigorous exercise. But I couldn’t bear the thought of being completely inactive, so I established a rule: