Lifestyle
Dealing with the DreamCrushers
This post is a follow-up to this previous post: Choosing”Impossible” Challenges
Some of us have goals that may reside outside the realm of “sane” by societal standards. Those goals may involve running an ultramarathon, quitting a “secure” job to do something more intrinsically rewarding, traveling the world, homeschooling your children, starting an unusual business, moving to somewhere new… whatever. Invariably you’ll encounter the DreamCrushers.
DreamCrushers are the people that… well, try to crush your dreams. Read More...
Choosing “Impossible” Challenges
Over the years, most of my running friends have made the jump from shorter distances to ultramarathons. My group of friends (mostly Facebook-based) has even developed a bit of a reputation of ignoring conventional wisdom and jumping into ultras head-first. As soon as one finishes their first, they immediately join me in coaxing the rest of our friends to make the same jump.
The discussions that ensue are fascinating. All of the people that have made the Read More...
Are Trail Runners Happier?
This isn’t an article about whether “trail runners” are better than “road runners”. I have long learnt that this is a topic more controversial than religion or politics – I admit that my title is a little misleading. I am more interested in the theory relating to depression and nature; or to be fair, the theory that those who have more access to nature suffer less depression and if so, why? So, okay, Read More...
