I hate what happens when I try to look up recipes. I have to scroll past 8 paragraphs describing the food I’m trying to make (duh) and its history, a bunch of pictures and aContinue reading
A Different Approach To Faster Running
When the ‘rona hit and I couldn’t go to BJJ any longer, I decided to take the time off to get back into the deep end of running. Is a sub-20:00 5k possible for me?Continue reading
Zwift VS Peleton
Here’s what it really comes down to for me: Peleton is spin classes. Zwift is group rides and races. Peleton is for people who want to exercise/get fit. Zwift is for cyclists. I realized theContinue reading
Coronavirus Vaccine Experience Part I
Not much to report around the experience with the vaccine itself, more about the experience of the experience. First of all, I’ve already had several people ask why/how I was able to get it soContinue reading
I Hate New Year Resolutions
If you think about it, it’s a little strange to decide to make major changes based on some arbitrary time when a number changes on a piece of paper. Still, we’re human, and I guessContinue reading
An Amazing Friend and Teammate
On July 23, 2020 I woke up to the horrible news that we’d lost Bill McArthur to Covid. If you knew Bill but don’t know me, it’s probably easiest to introduce myself in relation toContinue reading
Covid-19 Long Run Planning
One of the most annoying things I’ve had to deal with during Covid-19 (besides not being able to train BJJ) is planning out long run hydration. Pre-covid, it was a minor inconvenience to plan waterContinue reading
New Divide?
I can’t help but wonder if, even after all of this is “over”, we are going to be polarized along the lines of the two camps of “covidiots” and “alarmists”. No matter where you standContinue reading
2018 Excalibur 10 Mile Race Report
;TLDR Version Ran much faster than I thought I would (1:20:05) Ran almost as fast as I could have–made a couple of small mistakes that probably cost me some time. Still love this race. StillContinue reading
2017 Space Coast Half Marathon Race Review
TL;DR Version… Years and years of training have paid off. I’m happy I still know how to run mentally, even when the physical part isn’t there. My cardio is really good, but my legs weren’tContinue reading
Quick Notes From 10.24.2017 BJJ Training
Got my butt kicked in KOTM. Super tired from Saturday/Sunday/Monday workouts. We worked on the sweep, bicep cutter, and omoplata roll from Lasso Guard For the sweep: Get a strong passing headquarters–drill this correctly everyContinue reading
Closed Guard To Side Guard To Back Take
Haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been taken a ton of notes. I’m working on a process to use Scrum methodologies to improve BJJ. I’m almost at the end of my first sprint, andContinue reading
Daily Reading List — October 7th
How Puerto Rico Can Rebuild And Become The Hong Kong Of The West – Not. Bloody. Likely. Has fitness gone too far? – I’m not saying this can’t be a problem for a small percentageContinue reading
BJJ Level Up Blue
On June 27, 2016 we took our three little girls to the soft opening of a new Brazilian jiu jitsu gym in Cocoa Beach. I had more awareness of BJJ than the average person atContinue reading
Turtle Attack Review – BJJ Training 8.22.2016
I was pretty happy when I found out we were going to review the Bow and Arrow and Rodeo chokes from Turtle position. I remember going over these, and I remember how awkward they wereContinue reading
