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September, 2023
The Night Before Big Sur Trail
T’was the night before the big race and all through the house, I’m remembering stuff to pack, while sitting on my couch. My number all pinned to my shirt and shoe laces fixed, I set about nutrition and magic potions to mix. Pre-race drinks and lotions, ketones for fuel, I’ve got some Skratch gummies and a recovery drink too. All that’s left is to fall asleep so I can awake early to make coffee ...
Week 7 Training Recap: The Week Before
This week saw the transition from summer to fall and the end of my training for the Big Sur Trail Half Marathon. All that’s left to do is keep things moving, do a lot of deep recovery, and prep for the big race on Saturday. Earlier this week, I wrote about how this time of year catches me bracing for something to go wrong with my health. In the 11 years since I was diagnosed, pretty much every ...
New Shoes! CRAFT who?
I've gone through every iteration of the On Cloudflyer and usually platooned them with the Brooks Adrenaline. I recently realized I had worn out my Ons faster than normal — courtesy of shin and knee pain as my mileage and time on my feet increased — and started looking for a higher mileage shoe. Thanks to Fleet Feet, I've ran on nearly every brand of cushion shoe out there and haven't liked any...
Happy Equinox With Pink Bike Energy
The fall equinox is often associated with a time of healing, abundance, and letting go of things that don't serve us, but it has often been the opposite for me. Since getting sick in 2012, my close-to-death experiences and each of my 20 surgeries have come between September and January. Even though I'm not a superstitious person, I'm typically starting to brace myself by the time the autumnal e...
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Week 6 Training Recap: Trust in the Training
Last week, I had a forced down week thanks to the flu, leaving me curious about my ability to bounce back. Recovering from illness with Crohn's Disease is usually a slow process, often accompanied by lingering fatigue and related symptoms. This was the first time I’d been sick since moving from a colostomy (large intestine) to an ileostomy (small intestine) and while my disease has been in deep...
Everything is Running
With the Vuelta a España winding down and the Big Sur Trail Half Marathon only 2-weeks away, I'm pretty much running, eating, and thinking about running. This week my obsession focus was fed by a couple of great podcast episodes, a new book to read, and getting an insight into a condition called Low Energy Availability. Here’s what I’ve been listening to/reading this week:
Mastering the Art of...
Week 5 Training Recap: Sometimes the Bar Eats You
“A wiser fella once said, sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, the bar eats you” - The Stranger, Big Lebowski
My week started with a Remicade infusion — a medication called a TNFa inhibitor that blocks my body from responding to the tumor necrosis factor alpha protein that is used to affect inflammation events — and was poorly timed with having spent the weekend taking care of one of...
Infusion Day 🎉
Infusion day is always a bit like a spin of roulette, never knowing how the Remicade is going to affect me for the next couple of days. Luckily, with the holiday, it was an easy drive to Stanford — fast in, fast out — with a quick stop for Vietnamese food in Sunnyvale on my way back to Monterey. 🤞that I can make it to the Fleet Feet Pub Run tonight.
About Joshua
Joshua has spent twenty years helping founders get from idea to launch and from launch to thriving company. In 2012, he found himself in a health crisis that had him fighting for his life from Crohn's Disease marked by extremely dangerous inflammation levels. With the standard of care not working, he dove deep into researching genetics, the microbiome, mitochondrial health, fasting and ketosis. In 2018, Joshua succeed in hacking his autoimmune disease and emerged an athlete, riding over 2000 miles on a single speed bike and competing in two triathlons. In 2022, Joshua underwent his 20th surgical procedure and is focused on rebuilding and healing his body again, and sharing his journey.