Threshold Junkie

Threshold Junkie

I started the “Couch to 5K” running-workout a little over four weeks ago. Until this morning, the only physical feat I could claim after these aerobic jaunts was: I felt a little less like I was going to die each time I did it. Four weeks of a prescribed combo of...
Just because….

Just because….

G-d communicates with us all the time. The Ba’al Shem Tov brought this simple truth to life with his famous teaching: “There is not one leaf that falls from a tree that is not divinely ordained.” The idea that G-d is constantly engaged with our world is a not new...
Slow Champ

Slow Champ

It’s been several months since my first attempt at running and finally, I don’t feel as if I’m going to die each time. That’s progress people. Major progress. I am currently running 3.25 K (or 25 mins straight), a bit past the half way mark to my goal of “couch to  5...