A Green Mushroom

I don't watch a ton of documentaries but this one came highly recommended from a friend and I saw it on some "most underrated movies" lists so I thought I would check it out. The Barkley Marathons is really good.  It's about a crazy marathon that most people consider to be the most difficult marathon in the world.  It consists of five loops through a 20+ mile course in the mountains of Tennessee. It's an ultra marathon that's grueling and runs for 60 hours.  The participants have 12 hours to complete each loop of the course. Did I mention that the course is unmarked?  And mostly off trails?  So not only are you covering that distance, you're also navigating through the wilderness while you do it. When you get back to camp between loops you can take a break but you need to get back out there and get started on your next loop soon. I didn't know what to think going into this documentary but within the first 10 minutes I was hooked and throu...

I'm pushing 30.  At least that's what my wife says to me when we're being sarcastic with each other.  Don't worry, I say it right back to her. I'm 28.  30 doesn't really scare me, but I do know I'm getting to the point in my life where I need to take better care of my body if I want to keep it for the long haul.  My body won't just maintain itself like it did when I was a teenager or in my early twenties. For the past 6 years I've been trying to exercise regularly and mostly failing.  I started running for fun and exercise about a year before my daughter was born but was never able to get on a regular running schedule.  Between our pregnancies, having kids, and a few job changes I just haven't had a steady schedule for any long period of time. It's hard to make fitness a habit when your schedule changes a lot.  But I keep trying. I try to do something physical every day.  Typically this is a run, but sometimes it's walking or gett...