A Cold Dark Night On the Side of Everest – Peak Training Weeks
I don’t have any tattoos. I thought about getting one after my first 100 miler, but I didn’t know what to get. That was the […]
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Picking Up The Shovel – North Fork 50 miler
After a rough start at Black Canyon 100k in February, this race season is turning around. Desert Rats 50k in May went exactly as planned. […]
Charging the Downhill – Desert Rats 50k
This past weekend was the Desert Rats 50k in Fruita, and it was the most fun I’ve had at a race in a long time. […]
Black Canyon 100k – Never Again, Again
This year at the Black Canyon 100k, there was a ~30% DNF rate (did not finish). While 515 finished, 202 people dropped somewhere along the […]
Tips for Traveling after Brain Injury
The past few weeks have felt a bit frustrating and emotional. As I approach my 6 year “crashiversary” I find myself frustrated that my “recovery” […]
Navigating the Social Security Disability Process After Traumatic Brain Injury
Obtaining SSDI after a traumatic brain injury is a challenging process making a lawyer and extensive medical documentation critical.
Finding Joy
In my last post, I wrote about needing to cut back at work, and how my brain was not tolerating the workload of increased hours. […]
Filling the Jar – An unsuccessful return to full-time work
Do you remember that old story about the teacher talking to his class about filling the jar? He has a glass jar and he fills […]
Rainbows – Looking at the good that came from my TBI
It is hard to believe it, but the end of this month will mark 5 years of TBI recovery. It has been difficult, but it […]
Three Months of COVID Life – Climbing Mountains
In the middle of March, Josh and I sat with seven friends in the living room of the AirBnB we rented in Page, Arizona. We […]