Author Archives: Will

Well, crap

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Will

Last week, Tuesday, I went on a wee 6 mile run. My left knee felt a little funny after the first mile, but that happens sometimes and isn’t ever a big deal (it usually just means I wasn’t wholly warmed … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Beer Mile

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Will

Gettin’ Slushy Beer Mile, Seattle, WA – 10/26/2011 Last week I raced in a “Beer Mile“, in which you chug a can of beer and run a lap around a track, 4 times.  That is to say: chug, run chug, … Continue reading →

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Choose

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Will

Every now and then I’ll see some old dude with a cane or a lady with a walker, slowly making their way along the sidewalk, hunched over and clearly in pain. I wonder how they got to that point, and … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Portland Marathon

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Will

Portland Marathon, Portland, OR – 10/9/2011 A couple months ago I noticed the Portland marathon was happening the day after my birthday. I decided that, instead of my usual birthday plan of getting hammered and staggering home around dawn, I … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Grand Columbian Half Iron

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Will

Grand Columbian Super Triathlon, Grand Coulee, WA – 9/17/2011 The race was under new ownership this year (Trifreaks), so I was interested to see how it compared to last year. Other than a lack of details about the two transition … Continue reading →

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1 week, no meat

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Will

It’s now been a week since I last had any meat. So far, so good! It is definitely an adjustment, though. For the first time in my life, I bonked on a run. Even with a massive bowl of oatmeal … Continue reading →

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Real men eat plants

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Will

I changed my eating habits a couple years ago. I went from eating lots of ‘hungry man’ microwave dinners, mac-n-cheese, hot dogs, and other assorted, heavily processed and salt-and-sugar laden products to a fairly simply diet that consisted mainly of … Continue reading →

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How to make a good salad

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Will

A while back I decided to eat try eating a big salad for breakfast (I still do occasionally, but now they’re more of a lunchtime thing). I then wrote up some directions for how to make such a salad, which … Continue reading →

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New Header, my birthday, and Ironman CDA

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Will

New header image up above there, courtesy of my artist friend Matt Empson. Thanks, Matt! Also, it’s my birthday next month, but I don’t want presents. All I want is for you to help me fight Alzheimer’s while motivating me … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Will

Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens, Lake Stevens, WA – 8/14/2011 This was my first “Ironman” branded event, and holy cow was it ever huge! There were 3-4 times as many participants as any other event I’ve done, and the organization of … Continue reading →

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