Running sub 3 marathon 2 years to the day after OD'ing and waking up in hospital. The running is the easy part, living a good life is much harder. Nine years clean now, lot of work left in other areas of my life.
Running sub 3 marathon 2 years to the day after OD'ing and waking up in hospital. The running is the easy part, living a good life is much harder. Nine years clean now, lot of work left in other areas of my life.
I donated $4k to Kony 2012 to help end the violence in Africa. Not many feelings better than knowing you're helping others.
FromMyPhone wrote:
I've given a few thousand to GiveDirectly over the years. Probably the most positive impact I've had by a big margin.
Personally, I am most proud of a forthcoming scientific publication, but it's likely only going to be of interest to a few dozen people. Just chipping away at things, trying to remember how lucky I am to be able to focus on things beyond survival.
I discovered that charity last week. Pretty interesting concept. Just give poor people in Africa straight up hard cash. Sounds crazy at first but the research looks promising.
Being the only person to take the maximum of three classes at a Spanish university when studying abroad. I was surrounded by native Spanish speakers. :)
Beats becoming a physician, graduating from an original "public ivy", and overcoming death of a parent and sibling in childhood along with abuse.
To Hell and Back wrote:
After 8 years in the USMC I lived and got a DD. 6 years Active Duty. 2 years
Bad Time. Can't work for the government no more. But I'm alive. Alive.
F U C K !
still in high school,
but:
Becoming an Adirondack 46er - there a lot of them, but it took a lot of work and instilled a love of nature in me
Captain of a cross country team that's done a lot for me and shaped me as a person.
and soon I'll be releasing my bands debut album
Bill Burr wrote:
My biggest achievement in my 42 years is easy to explain: leaving Islam and becoming an atheist. I encourage all of you to do the same. It is a beautiful life of peace and prosperity.
Good for you--glad your life has improved!
And, for anybody who wasn't already aware: Muslims worship precisely the same (alleged) deity--the "god" of Abraham--that Christians and Jews do.
My 6 minute mile #subelite
rojo wrote:
Great thread.
I love thoughts like this to start out the year. Let me think about it for a minute.
Ok, this is harder than I thought.
Killer student/went to Princeton? Nope, sign of white privilege.
2:23 marathon? That's worse than the women's WR.
Got married to an amazing woman? Nope, everyone gets married plus I dont have kids yet so it doesn't count.
Started LetsRun.com? Nope, result of having an alleged trust fund.
Can someone help me out?
If it hasn't been said in 148 replies so far, maintaining a 90's look 15 years into LetsRuns' lifespan I think is unrivalled by any other "successful" website.
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VALBY has graduated (w/ honors) from Florida, will she go to grad school??
Congrats to Kyle Merber - Merber has left Citius for position w/ Michael Johnson's track league
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