New set of wheels
I walk everywhere I need to go. I finally tried the bus, and honestly, it could have been worse — but the base of my… Read More »New set of wheels
I walk everywhere I need to go. I finally tried the bus, and honestly, it could have been worse — but the base of my… Read More »New set of wheels
I used to run between 3 and 12 miles, 3 to 5 times per week. Not so much because I wanted to be One Of… Read More »On the road again
About 15 years ago, I studied shaolin kung fu with Ted Mancuso at the Academy of Martial Arts in Santa Cruz. I was outrageously lucky… Read More »Learning to stand: t’ai chi, qi gong, and unscrambling the CNS
My pain psychologist is very insistent that 90% of my day has to be predictable. This allows my nervous system to heal and re-stabilize to… Read More »Relentless
For weeks, I could hardly move outside without injury. It was maddening. I completely ran out of arnica pills, my best tool for keeping soft-tissue… Read More »Marathon update
Sooner or later, deep and chronic illness (like, oh, let’s take an example at random, CRPS) will bring you face-to-face with your worst demons. It’s only… Read More »The wall, redux — with demons on the side
There’s an impressive clinical word for “feeling yucky” — it’s “dysphoria.” It’s literally the opposite of “euphoria.” One of these people is Dysphoric and one… Read More »Need more than "Dysphoria"
Who the hell would bomb a marathon? The shock and fury make my eyes hot and narrow. Second thought: what a way to go –… Read More »Marathoning, murder, and masses
I saw my counselor this morning and told her I was thinking of running the marathon. She waited for me to go on, then said,… Read More »Putting together the team
Dear [PT], Something crystalized in my mind, after reading the preface to a friend’s book. (On Kindle here.) I do well with having rather demanding… Read More »Letter to my PT – how about a marathon?