Chasing 42

Tag: health

  • Ignoring Sunk Costs

    Broadly speaking, a sunk cost refers to an investment or allocation of resources that has already occurred and can’t be recovered. The money has been spent. The time has been taken up. Most economists will tell you that sunk costs are irrelevant to future decisions. What’s done is done. However, in reality, letting go of…

  • Learning from each Mile- Embracing Change

    It’s amazing how fast the summer flies by when you aren’t looking, isn’t it? As a society, we focus a lot of our energy on the summer months as a time for vacations, relaxation, and a change of pace. I’m struck by how much this falls in contrast with many other parts of the world,…

  • Initial Reflections on Delaware

    It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in Wilmington for two months now! The summer has truly flown by, and now that I’m caught up on my final Iowa escapades and the amazing experience that was the Race Across the USA, I can return to my regularly scheduled programming. It’s been a simultaneously relaxed and…

  • A Quadzilla Report: Destination White House

    It’s all been building up to this final day, so hold onto your seats and prepare for a bumpy landing! The first three days of our time with the Race Across the USA were hot, humid, and tiring, but we were feeling good and enjoying life. We’d logged even more miles than we had planned,…

  • A Quadzilla Report: Part Deux

    As you may recall, day one was in the books and we had yet to utter anything to the effect of “what did we get ourselves into” so we were in good shape! We managed to find a delicious Japanese restaurant and sushi bar for dinner on the evening of day one, and we went…

  • A Quadzilla Report: The Race Across Virginia

    I hopped in the car and headed out east the Monday after an amazing Market to Market weekend, with 1700 miles separating myself and the critters from the epicurean. I managed to tackle the trip in two days of “quality” time in the car, and we arrived at our new home on the afternoon of…

  • Market to Market 2015: The Speedy Streakers Strike Again!

    It’s still hard to believe that my 10 years in Ames was at an end. Quite a bit has changed in my life over the course of those 10 years, not the least of which is my passion for running and the friends that I have picked up as a result. Thus, it was only…