Category Archives: Health

Weigh-in

This morning, I hopped on the scale to see how things were going, gravity-wise. 193.5. Looking good. Yesterday, after work, I ran 3 miles at an 8:35 pace. Not too shabby.

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Post breakfast headaches

Man, I was hoping I was done with this, but my headache just came back.  Didn’t have one yesterday, so I was optimistic.  Took some Ibuprofen and trying again…

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Turning the ship around

This weekend, I had the opportunity to spend time with my family in Saint George, Utah. It’s a great place to visit and possibly better place to live.  It has warm temperatures (ok, it can get brutally hot) and winters … Continue reading

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A St George nightmare

I keep having the same reoccuring nightmare: Sleep doesn’t come easy.  On the morrow, I will be thrown into a situation where I will be expected to have no mercy on perfect strangers, friends and family- and they will have … Continue reading

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The Spudman Triathlon, or, “Why do people always punch me in my sleep?”

Patrick and I have always talked about the Spudman. Lynn has always talked about maybe/possibly/never doing a triathlon. So it seemed appropriate that the three of us traveled up to Burley, Idaho, together, to experience the Spudman. We arrived in … Continue reading

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Swimming the Great Salt Lake is nothing to sneeze at, but…

It finally happened.  After a year of flirting with the idea, I finally got into the Great Salt Lake to swim. This started over a year ago, when I started blogging about my swims in Utah Lake.  I came across … Continue reading

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Dr Nathan removes an ingrown earring backing

Tonight, Reagan started complaining that her ear was hurting her. Upon closer inspection, I found that her backing had slipped into her earlobe and become infected. So I cleaned it. I worked at it and used q-tips and hot/warm water. … Continue reading

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Kayaking with Lucy

Lucy and I kayaked the north side of the marina

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PR’ing at the Provo City Marathon

For about five days, I’ve been in a state of…evacuation.  I don’t know how else to say it politely.  I’ve been relegated to soup and water, because nothing else holds (and truthfully, neither does soup and water.)  I’m sure I lost 6-7 … Continue reading

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How cool is this guy?

Running two marathons in two states in one day = awesome!

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