Topic / health

Scans Update

Another round of scans at Mayo Clinic

Goal Progress: November

Tracking my November goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: October

Tracking my October goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: September 2020

Tracking my September goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: August 2020

Tracking my August goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: July

Tracking my July goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: June

Tracking my June goal progress for the year.

Goal Progress: May 2020

Tracking my May goal progress for the year.

Choosing Fitness

David Smith writes about 3 years of commitment to personal health and fitness.

Goal Progress: April 2020

Tracking my March progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Goal Progress: March

Tracking my March progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

LessWrong Coronavirus Links Database

Things That Will Change

What will be different after the COVID crisis?

Face Masks: More Than You Wanted to Know

Scott Alexander's analysis of the face mask issue.

Weekend Reading: Chess, COVID Tracking, and Note Types

The 5 Revolutions in Cancer Treatment

Jonathan Lim on the latest treatments for cancer.

Goal Progress: February

Tracking my February progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

The Coronavirus Would Be Worse Without the Web

Tyler Cowen makes the case that we need technology and connectedness to save us from pandemics.

First Race of the Year

Running in the St. Pete Distance Classic 10K.

Goal Progress: January

Tracking my January progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

2020 Goals

Setting personal goals for 2020.

Goal Summary: Running Stats

Summary stats on my running performance for 2019.

The Infinity Machine

A book review and a personal story: immunotherapy and The Elegant Defense.

600 Miles

Reaching a target well above my annual running goal.

Goal Progress: November

Tracking my November progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Goal Progress: October

Tracking my October progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

13.1

Finishing the first half marathon.

Goal Progress: September

Tracking my September progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

A Quick Running Update

An update on training for the half-marathon and reaching the annual running goal.

Labor Day

Beach day for Labor Day.

Goal Progress: August

Tracking my August progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Elevate for Strava

A Chrome extension for rich data analysis of Strava activities.

Group Training

Marathon training with an expanding group of coworkers.

Long Runs

Ramping up the long runs in prep for the October half marathon.

Team Rubicon Leverages Fulcrum in Cyclone Idai Response

Watts vs. Speed

Wattage calculations for cycling.

Half Marathon

Committed to the half marathon in October.

Goal Progress: July

Tracking my July progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Interview with Keith Flaherty, MD

An awesome deep dive interview with Dr. Keith Flaherty on the history of oncology, cancer treatment, and targeted therapies.

Cycling Commute

Starting my weekly bike commute.

Garmin fenix 5

A review of the Garmin fēnix 5 after two years of heavy use.

Biking Again

Getting back on the bike.

Weekend Reading: Rhythmic Breathing, Drowned Lands, and Fulcrum SSO

Rhythmic breathing for impact reduction in running, drowned lands in Upstate New York, and SSO in Fulcrum

Goal Progress: June

Tracking my June progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

18 Months Down

Returning from a trip to Mayo Clinic.

Run Shore Acres: Complete

Completing my goal to run every street in Shore Acres.

Running Kit

A look at my standard running gear.

Goal Progress: May

Tracking my May progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Neighborhood Run Progress

Progress on my running in the neighborhood.

Forming Habits

Thoughts on what it takes to form positive habits.

Night Running

“Running at night in the neighborhood.”

Run Shore Acres

Running every street in my neighborhood.

Exploring Cycling Data with Python, Strava and PostgreSQL

Analyzing Strava data with Postgres and Python

Foxelli Headlamp

Bought a headlamp for running at night.

Goal Progress: April

Tracking my April progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Moving to Three Months

Graduating to a three month oncology schedule.

Weekend Reading: Running Maps, Thinking, and Remote Work

Planning runs, Vannevar Bush on the future of thinking, and best practices for remote work.

The Breakthrough & Immunotherapy

A Twitter thread about my experiences with immunotherapy, the next wave of cutting edge cancer treatment.

Goal Progress: March

Tracking my March progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

It’s Not About the Number

Thoughts on meditation patterns of practice and 'streak' counting.

Goal Progress: February

Tracking my February progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Goal Progress: January

Tracking my January progress toward personal goal targets for the year.

Peter Attia and Zubin Damania Conversation

Interesting conversation between Drs. Peter Attia and Zubin Damania.

2019

Setting some goals for 2019.

2018 in Review

Looking back on 2018.

Thanksgiving

Things to be thankful for in 2018.

Veterans Day

“Some perspective (and good news) on Veterans Day.”

Don't Think Too Hard About Your Running Form

This piece from Outside says it's more efficient to relax and watch the scenery than focus on your form, breathing, or other 'internal' activities.

Running Update

“An update on my running activity so far in 2018.”

A Comparison of Activity Trackers

A comparison of activity and motion trackers: RunKeeper, Strava, MapMyRun, and Moves.