Rick K

Early morning meditation then predawn miles

Cold and cloudy Sunday morning miles.

Saturday morning miles on Salem Lake Trail. Cloudy and windy today

My father passed away today resting peacefully at home. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers over the last couple months! He was successful, but more important he was Significant.

Beautiful Sunday morning on Salem Lake Trail. Looks like the ducks had a rough Saturday night.

Had to wait out the rain but did get my morning miles done

Real runners know a 5K in 16 minutes and a 5K in 45 minutes is still a 5K. Same distance. Same finish line. If you only respect the time, you don’t respect running; you respect status.

David “Skywalker” Thompson against Maryland on his way to leading NC State to the 1974 NCAA title

Our refrigerator just died... again. This is our second refrigerator in ten years. It was a Whirlpool, a "plain Jane" model with no bells, no whistles, and no fancy screens. We bought it for its simplicity, thinking it would be the one thing in our house that just worked. It lasted five years and one month, exactly thirty days past the warranty. The repairman’s verdict? A dead compressor. But the real diagnosis... it was Built to Break. Under the guise of "green" regulations and "energy efficiency," we’ve traded tanks that lasted thirty years for plastic-heavy shells that barely last five. We are forced to pay a premium for "high-efficiency" tech that saves ten cents a month on electricity, only to be told to throw the whole $1,500 + unit into a landfill when a single internal component fails. It’s a racket. The government mandates the specs, the manufacturers cut the quality, and the consumer is left holding a bag of spoiled milk. We don’t own appliances anymore; we just lease them from the scrap yard.

Sunny Tuesday morning Myrtle Beach miles

Hot shower every night. Warm bed. Food in the fridge. Truck in the garage with heated seats. We live better than kings did 100 years ago and still complain. American problems pale in comparison. Reminder: Life’s pretty damn good.

Sunday morning miles on the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand. Beat the rain.

Friday morning Myrtle Beach miles

Subfreezing Sunday miles. Unwelcome ice and snow almost gone.

First time back on the roads 🏃‍♂️since the ice and snow storms.

No pagers, no cell phones, no internet, no social media, but when I look back on the 1980's it was so much fun.

Mickey Mantle's 500th career home run!

My hand is up🙋🏼‍♂️