It’s easy to forget the inspiring power of competition and social activity. When you’re not regularly involved in sports games, sports teams, recess, or intramurals as a child/teenager, long stretches of time can pass without anything competitively physical as an adult.  Life gets in the way.  Different things pop up on the radar. Put something on your calendar.  Now.  Choose a mud run, obstacle race, 5K, 10K, any-K, charity walk – you get the idea. There’s something about running alongside friends and others.  There’s something about navigating a fresh terrain, one that isn’t part of your daily routine.  There’s something about pushing yourself a few notches higher than you would on your own, because that’s what you do on race day.  There’s something about doing all of this in the great outdoors. These posts are my stream of consciousness, and so my calendar now has the Spartan Race on it.  September 20th at Citizen’s Bank Park – I’ll see you there! Day 5 and 6 Recaps There’s a whole weekend to recap, isn’t there? It begins in a place that Marissa and I will use to kick start any weekend we can – the apartment complex roof: Stress Management That’s … Continue reading Muckfest, Vitamin D, and Embracing the Ups