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January 27, 2021 Journal

Attachments

I met with my therapist today and we spoke about identities and attachments. I have several identities: father, boyfriend, widower,

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January 25, 2021 Journal

Why I became a morning person

The simple truth is I didn’t have much choice. First off, I don’t believe whether you’re a night owl or

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January 24, 2021 Journal

Long Run Redemption

A tale of two 10 milers Sundays are typically long run days in the training plans. Last Sunday, I struggled

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January 23, 2021 Journal

Pace is a lie

Ignore the Garmin, for the most part Today I had a really good run. If pace was the only thing

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January 22, 2021 Journal

Schedule shuffling

Embracing a long weekend with the family We did some frantic packing last night and drove to the shore after

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January 21, 2021 Journal

To eat or not to eat

Why delaying breakfast has helped me train better in the morning For most of my adult life, I used to

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January 21, 2021 Journal

Pool access in COVID times

Playing the daily lottery I live in Montgomery County, MD where rules, generally speaking, are rather strict. There are speed

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January 19, 2021 Journal

Calling an audible

Some days you don’t have it My dog Simon woke me up at 1:30AM this morning and I had to

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January 18, 2021 Journal

No expectations

Returning to the pool This morning I went for my third swim of the calendar year. Prior to that, it

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January 17, 2021 Journal

Long Run Sunday Struggle

Not all training sessions go according to plan Today’s training session was the usual Sunday long run. Leading up to

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My wife passed away in 2016. I’m raising our son while learning to live with loss. I also turned to triathlon and now I train everyday to go faster and farther. Here is where I tell my story.
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