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Notes on not drinking, running slowly, and buying too much stuff.
Notes on not drinking, running slowly, and buying too much stuff.
I went once to see what the fuss was about. That was eleven Saturdays ago.
Read moreI'm not going to be one of those people. But also, some things have happened.
Read moreA field report from two months of enforced sobriety, unsolicited opinions, and one surprisingly good Tuesday evening.
Read moreI'm Dave. 46, somewhere up North. Desk job, two kids (7 and 13), wife who tolerates the growing collection of running shoes by the front door.
Started running after coming last in the dads' race at school sports day, which is a story I'll tell properly one day when I've processed the emotional damage. Now I do parkrun most Saturdays and have opinions about GPS watches that nobody asked for.
Stopped drinking in January 2026. Not a big dramatic thing. Just felt rough and my times were suffering. This blog is mostly about that - the stuff I'm trying, the stuff I'm learning, the gear I'm buying that I definitely don't need.
I work in software. I will not be writing about software.
Some links on this site are referral links. If you buy through them I might get a small credit. Doesn't change what I think. I bought everything here with my own money first.