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This is not a lifestyle change, This is a commitment to my health, for myself, my wife, and my daughter.

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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #398

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Back to it — decided to go around the canal instead of the running track today and make the most of the good weather.

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Back from a week in Nuremberg for work

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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #397

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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #396

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⛳️ Stupid animals:

Boos during practice swings and the sing-song “YEW-ESS-AY! YEW-ESS-AY!” after a European miss were tiresome, but survivable. What crept in on Saturday was different: insults aimed at players’ wives, homophobic slurs, cheap shots at McIlroy’s nationality dripping with tiresome stereotypes, gleeful reminders of Pinehurst the moment McIlroy crouched over anything inside five feet.

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Shane Lowry of Team Europe makes his putt to halve the hole and retain the Ryder Cup on the 18th green during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

What happened here didn’t invent the tone of American life so much as reflect what’s been an incremental breakdown in public behavior. The country now lives in all-caps, from school-board meetings that sound like street rallies and comment sections that have spilled into the street.

CHEH!

Oh wait this was about golf?! ⛳️🤔

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⚽️ FC Nuremberg v Hertha Berlin

In Nuremberg for work for the week, and decided to go check out the local football team with some of my colleagues.

We were seated next to the Berlin fans, and unfortunately, the stadium has a running track around it, which I generally really dislike. But other than that fun atmosphere and frustrating experience to watch the home team lose 0-3. Good experience if they were playing better, I would try to go see that more regularly considering I am visiting this town four times a year.

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Pushing for another smaller one this morning to reach the weekly goals and make sure that I can continue pushing.

Colder and significantly more humid run today + I’m feeling the 10K from yesterday. But glad I could still go.

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Puzzle #370
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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #393

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My first 10k in probably 20 years

I believe this might be the first time ever, or at least in the past two decades, that I’ve completed a 10k run (and also managed to run over an hour, which is unprecedented for me, especially without any interruptions).

The course had minimal elevation, and the weather was cold and slightly humid. However, I think the temperature at least helped me maintain my pace and push through. Once I completed the larger loop around the lake, I realized that I needed to push just a bit more to reach the 10k mark as well as the hour mark. So, I continued running.

Proud of myself for reaching this milestone. It wasn’t easy, but I made an effort to pace myself more and ensure that I could complete the longer distance and time.

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Daily Walkoff ⚾️ Orioles #391

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