Earlier this year you may have seen me posting all about the keto diet on Facebook and Instagram, I even wrote an article about why I was going to try to keto diet, mostly for the purpose of training for the Georgia Death Race and the Mojave Death Race. Basically, I wanted to conduct a … Read More
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Book Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime Author: Trevor Noah Buy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Quick Summary: You may know the name Trevor Noah from his role on Comedy Central’s, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, what you may not know is about everything this young African born man went through just to get to where he is today. It’s no … Read More
Book Review: On Thin Ice by Eric Larsen
On Thin Ice: An Epic Final Quest into the Melting Arctic Author: Eric Larsen Buy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Not Available Quick Summary: Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters set out in 2014 on what has very likely to have become the last unaided and unsupported expedition trekking over the ice covering the Arctic to the northernmost point … Read More
Book Review: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Author: Malcolm Gladwell Buy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Quick Summary: Blink takes a deep dive into the research from psychology and behavioral economics on the adaptive unconscious, which is basically a study of the mental processes that happen automatically in an instant with very little information to work from. … Read More
The Top 10 Recovery Tools and Methods for the Endurance Athlete
RECOVERY > TRAINING As the years go on and I grow older, the amount of time I spend on recovery has grown exponentially. In my situation, it has become more important than the actual training. Now, don’t get me wrong, practice is necessary, but the reality is if you(I) don’t spend time recovering, appropriately, all … Read More
Book Review: Smarter, Faster, Better By Charles Duhigg
Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business Author: Charles Duhigg Buy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Quick Summary: From the author of The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg takes a much broader look at how we as humans can become more productive … Read More
Learning Life Lessons Filming the SISU IRON Endurance Event
It’s that moment, when you realize all these years of running around in the mud, carrying buckets, and hiking up mountains, and simply doing all the “hood-rat” shit you’ve grown to love, all of it, has made you a better person, a better athlete, a better friend, and ultimately, a better human. That’s what happened … Read More
Georgia Death Race – Ya’ll Are too Nice for this to be a Death Race
On March 31, 2018, I spent 19hrs and 42 mins running through the mountains of Georgia. After covering some 74 miles and change with somewhere around 18k feet of ascent and 22k feet of descent, I found myself capturing 67th place, not bad for dealing with a ton of issues in my hip, piriformis, and … Read More
The Continued Rise of the Short Course: Tough Mudder X – Sacramento Edition
For as long as I can remember, a large swath of us obstacle racers has been begging for a short course. Hobie Call tried to get one going Junyong Pak did too, and one of the best I’ve done, Alpha Warrior, had an incredible one but they couldn’t sustain (but seem to be trying to … Read More
Book Review: Grit By Angela Duckworth
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Author: Angela DuckworthBuy it on Amazon: Book | Audiobook Quick Summary: Grit is a deep dive into over a decade of research conducted by the author, Angela Duckworth and the findings from that research. Angela shows how study after study reveals that “grit” not “genius” – defined as talent or I.Q. … Read More