As a running coach and fan, there’s something I see in many new runners’ first races: they slow down right before the finish line. I don’t think it’s conscious. But it looks as though their body anticipates the end, and they slow down without realizing it. Sometimes they even stop running several steps before they…
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Falling Out of Relationship with Myself
I fell while running recently. I hit some uneven sidewalk and just went head-first to the ground, bracing my fall with my hands. As you can see, they got pretty chewed up, and tbh, it hurt quite a lot. Worse, I had fallen about a month ago and turned my hands into hamburger. So, it…
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Am I Completely Wrong About the Running Group I Joined?
A funny thing happened when I recently ran with the running group I’ve told you about: I ran alone. That’s exactly the opposite of the intention I had when I decided to join the group for its weekly runs. Here’s what happened: I diligently got to the meetup location at 5:30. One of the two…
Get this Warm CurrentEvidence of the Need for Warm Current
Shortly after posting last week’s newsletter, An Antidote to the Manosphere, I received an email from Common Sense Media with results of a recent survey they did. And the numbers affirm: There’s a real need for Warm Current. If you’re not familiar with Commons Sense Media it’s a non-profit group that provides ratings and reviews…
Get this Warm CurrentAn Antidote to the “Manosphere”
This morning, I ran alongside a woman who organizes the group run that I recently wrote about joining. If you haven’t seen previous posts, I joined because I realized I had been missing real human connection in my life outside of my family. In short, I don’t have many friends and I’m trying to change…
Get this Warm CurrentReflections on Openness
This week, I have a shorter post, reflecting on last week’s post. I wrote about doing something about a dearth of friends by attending a running group and asking a guy I know to go running. I spoke with someone close to me about this and he pointed out something that I want to share…
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Personal Progress Is Not Linear (Plus Photos of Men Doing Things to Ponder)
Two things this week: One is a follow up to last week’s newsletter where I committed to doing something about a lack of friends. The second is I want to share some screengrabs I nabbed of pro athletes doing things I don’t see men doing much of, and I will continue riffing on my emerging…
Get this Warm CurrentAn Embarrassing Confession, AI, and an Effort to Change
I’m writing my second post in a week because I had a confluence of thoughts and experiences that intertwined for me, and I wanted to share in hopes someone might find it helpful. I’ll start with the embarrassing confession. I don’t really have many friends. I call that embarrassing because I’m 57, educated, have a…
Get this Warm CurrentWhy “Sportsball” Matters (and Should be Encouraged)
I’m coming at you a bit early because I was inspired by recent events. The Seattle Mariners won their first playoff game in almost a quarter century on Sunday, and I was taken by the emotional response so many fans had, including me. And I wanted to share how I handled it (not ideally), and…
Get this Warm CurrentI Never Asked For Help
The first time I tried to run 50 miles, it became a survival scare. It was a casual group run (as casual as running 50 miles can be), not a race. The group, mostly western Montana residents who live in or near Missoula, gather annually to run a different 50-mile route across the Bob Marshall…
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