Web and app developer. Coffee, beer, and running, in any order.
Finished The Martian. At first I thought the premise was too similar to Project Hail Mary, but it won me over, and I really enjoyed it.
Yesterday I raced the Turkey Strut 5k in Winston-Salem, NC. My goal was to negatively split the race, which I did.
I ran a 23:44, which is a VDOT score of 40.7, making it my best race since August’s Decatur DeKalb 4 Miler.
Last week I made J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s Chinese American Stir-Fried Lo Mein with Shiitake, Chives, and Charred Cabbage recipe from The Wok cookbook.
It was just okay. 3 stars ★★★☆☆
Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and many have no emergency savings—they are one crisis from homelessness. A job loss or an unexpected illness and they are where I am.
This is a powerful and important article about the challenges of homelessness and the humanity of those living it.
This week starts Phase II of my training cycle targeting the Jerome Scales Southside 5 Miler in February. The focus will be on anaerobic R-pace work.