poetry – The Conscious Pilgrim

not my business

It’s time for another one of these…

I’m trying to get into the habit of posting one of these every few weeks, and at the risk of appearing too lazy to make a video AND a separate blog post… well.. if that appears lazy to you, then I guess you’ll have to take a look at your expectations of other people.

I write lots… mostly songs. So, here’s a look at one of those songs that my rock & roll band ‘The Confusionaires’ plays regularly.

I like to write songs about things… and when you play in a noisy rock & roll band, sometimes the subject matter gets suppressed by the energy.

Enjoy!

CURRENT CHALLENGE:

Early 2025: After running between 8km and 10km distances 4 times per week through the summer of 2024, allergies hit hard in the fall, and I went back indoors in September 2024 - though I did get into mountain biking in place of running, and found some aggressive trails to ride in Edmonton's river valley 1-2 times per week. In early 2024 I increased my protein intake and started lifting heavy, as well. Cutting was a struggle through the summer, even while running those distances, but I've recalculated my macro & calorie intake and I'm seeing the desired results now.

PREVIOUS CHALLENGES:
– August 21, 2022: Completed The Edmonton Half Marathon with a time of 2:19:26 following my home-built half-marathon training program.
– May 4, 2022: Performed Olympic Length Triathlon (1500m swim @ 59:51, 40km bike @ 87:03, 10km run @ 50:40) after completing this Olympic Distance training program. – Not a formal event, trained for and done independently.
– December 27, 2021: Performed half-Olympic length triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) after 12 week training program. – Not a formal event, trained for and done independently.
– November 12, 2021: Performed super-sprint triathlon (500m swim, 10km bike, 3km run) as part of the training program for the half-olympic length triathlon. – Not a formal event, trained for and done independently.