Making it official

"Everything ends badly... otherwise it wouldn't end"

I am officially 'closing up shop' on this blogging thing. It's not working for me. Without ever knowing exactly why I was getting into it in the first place, the main purpose was to ensure balance between my own selfish pursuits (like running and such) and family, work, and such.

When it comes down to it, I don't have the time or energy to keep up the blog. Plus, I feel like it's SO repetitive. With all the various social media, I keep in touch with the people I want to keep in touch with, say the things I need to say, and blogging is, well, just one more thing to maintain.

And for the 'strangers' in my life, well... YOU all have blogs! And I'm much more entertained and entertaining just commenting on your blogs.

That all said... I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't do more with this. I never posted enough pictures or links. I never blogged enough. I wanted to, but it just wasn't ever near the top of my priority list.

But I do have a couple loose ends to tie up. Things totally worthy of their own epic posts with multiple pictures... but not happening.

- Disney Princess Half Marathon Race REPORT: Ran a 3 minute PR (1:46), in costume, after a week of gluttony and walking the parks. Happy with the result, but really wanted a sub-1:45

- Disney Princess Half Marathon Race REVIEW: LOVED the race, but wouldn't do it again, because I'm a guy. But will consider Disney for future destination races, in spite of the cost, because it was that damn good. Like being cheered on by celebrities.

- Grand Island Half Marathon: Inspired by my Disney PR, I ran another Half a couple months later. 1:42:55! ANOTHER 3 minute PR! Happy... but my left knee really fell apart the last 3-4 miles. I can still do better. But, no more Halfs on the schedule for now... just lots of 5Ks and obstacle courses.

So... there it is. Thanks for following and your support. Hit me up at Facebook, or here with comments. I'll be around, just quietly around.