Decluttering excess stuff
I’ve been listening to The Secret of Letting Go (The Minimalists, Ep. 512), and it hit me: I own too much. So I set myself a challenge – 30 days, one item a day, gone. When I scan a room, every object seems to demand something: clean me, fix me, use me, remember me. No […]
Celebrate the smallest victories
I recently ran a 10K road race in Barcelona, and it reminded me just how much the little wins matter. Getting to that start line wasn’t about one big leap, it was about all the small steps along the way: the track sessions, the extra kilometres. It’s all progress. These positive habits I’ve built into […]
Running Encounters
Every time you step out the door, you have the potential to meet someone great. That was exactly the case on a Wednesday morning run with the Razze club. Andrew Glaze, the well-known ultrarunner who has even completed the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc showed up. On holiday in Barcelona, he was keeping up his legendary streak: […]
The group effect
There’s something about riding in a group that makes you level up or being in any group, for that matter. You’re still doing your own ride, finding a pace just on the edge of sustainable, but being surrounded by others pulls something extra out of you, something you might hold back from if you were […]
Life
After two weeks with my mother visiting me in Barcelona, I’m reminded of the quiet blessing it is to have someone in your life who’s lived. Someone who offers wisdom that only years can teach, and perspective that only experience can give. If you’re lucky enough to have someone like that in your life, a parent, […]