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The lonely life of an entrepreneur
Like many entrepreneurs, I often feel lonely, which is a weird confession coming from someone who can talk to a brick wall and have an engaging time. I’m not some tragic recluse brooding over spreadsheets in the dark.
October 27, 2025
How not to train for an ultra (and still somehow finish)
I promised Lu after my last ultramarathon catastrophe that I’d stop pretending bravado and past success were viable training strategies, and I vowed to take these races more seriously if I were to continue.
September 28, 2025
Celebrating a decade with my striped buddy
Today my dog Jack turns 10 years old, which in human years means he’s still far more mature than me. Jack's my best friend, loyal sidekick in life, and the only member of the household who has never once questioned my life choices. He lives each day on repeat like the brindle canine version of Punxsutawney Phil and honestly, I admire his [...]
September 9, 2025
Sorry for the disappearing act
As any entrepreneur or business owner can attest, the road to success is paved with blurry moments, and the three months since my surgery have been amongst the blurriest and most chaotic ever. I had every ambition to write frequently during my recovery, but work was already crazy before I went under the knife and everything just accelerated from there.
November 20, 2024
My favourite concerts of 2023
They say that you can tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to. So here's a list of the top 3 concerts I attended in 2023.
September 30, 2024
Surgery Day 2: tire fires and train derailments
While the first day of my knee surgery adventure was coloured with lollipops and rainbows and provided endless praise for the world of modern medicine, Day 2 seemed more like a fire at a tire dump, and the plume of smoke was so dark and thick it could be seen from space.
August 22, 2024
Surgery Day 1: wonders of modern medicine
After many frustrating months dealing with my health issues and barely training and running, I finally had a date with my surgeon to repair the torn medial meniscus in my right knee on August 19. Here’s how my strange day went down.
August 20, 2024
The roots of my roots in aviation
I’m often asked how I got into the random and niche area of aircraft ground deicing. But rather than answer that question, I'll instead discuss how I got into aviation, because this is a far more intriguing story and it's one that very few people outside of my inner circle know about.
June 14, 2024
And now onto the next step
When last we spoke, I was in the midst of a pseudo midlife crisis at 56, unsure what to do in the face of the situation I was in and the choices in front of me. I decided at that time that I was going to proceed with the original plan, which was to run a 100-mile (160-km) race in Ancaster, Ontario. Great plan, eh?
May 30, 2024
Coming to grips with the inevitable
Coming to terms with an important business or life decision can be an utterly excruciating exercise. This is especially true when the decision will result in a significant or undesirable change, or if the one facing the change is unprepared for the outcome.
May 20, 2024










