Runners love to label runs. Easy. Long. Recovery. Tempo. Junk miles. Shakeout. Every run has its place, but sometimes I feel we overthink all of it. At the same time, we can oversimplify them into two ends of the spectrum: a good run or a bad run.
Running clears my head. My brain just uses the extra space to overanalyze everything. Here are five things I always overthink every time I go out.
I’ve never really been someone who shares. Growing up I was always the shy kid. Always in my own head, worried about what people thought. I wanted to be more outgoing. More comfortable. More like my younger brother Paul.
Last summer Ellis and I worked our way through the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This spring has been the Star Wars saga. As I write this, we are in Revenge of the Sith, and he is impatiently waiting for the origin of the Obi-Wan “hello there” meme. Watching these with him has changed my perspective on the prequels. I used to pick them apart scene by scene, but seeing his excitement has made it easier to just enjoy them.
The show Survivor had a chokehold on my house growing up. Every Wednesday night at 7, we all found our spot in the living room, and once it started, that…
Thirty-one years ago, Disney released its greatest animated movie: A Goofy Movie. Rewatchable, endlessly quotable, and featuring the iconic song “I2I,” it’s a classic I’ve loved sharing with my sons.…
Pokémon has officially taken over my house. Every room has at least one stray card, and it has quietly turned into an unspoken competition between me and Ellis. Do I…
Watching Jingle All the Way with my family reminded me how ridiculous waiting can feel when something is hyped and just out of reach. In the movie, it was the…
I get embarrassed easily. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. I even feel secondhand embarrassment at a level most people can’t quite believe. So, during…
Style is what grabs your attention first. It’s the thing that makes you stop and take a closer look, whether it’s a flashy GPS watch or a running shoe that…
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