Cowtown Marathon

By chowdhurynrahman | February 29, 2016 | Comments Off on Cowtown Marathon

Yesterday, I ran the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, Texas. It was actually the Cowtown Ultra Marathon – a 31-mile race. In the world of ultra marathons, 31 miles is the shortest distance to still be considered an “ultra.” I signed up on a whim about a month before the race. It was late January,…

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Range Day

By chowdhurynrahman | January 2, 2016 | Comments Off on Range Day

Shooting at the range with my friend Tim. Not fitness, per se, but shooting is physically demanding. And the pictures are sick.

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GORUCK Challenge 1637 – Goshen, VT AAR

By chowdhurynrahman | September 5, 2015 | Comments Off on GORUCK Challenge 1637 – Goshen, VT AAR

September 4, 2015 I have a GORUCK Challenge tonight. I haven’t done one in over a year, when I completed a Heavy, Light, Scavenger and Firearms Day in a weekend. That said, I am fitter, stronger, harder than I ever have been. I will complete it. I will not fail. I will not quit. September…

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Montréal, Canada

By chowdhurynrahman | May 17, 2015 | Comments Off on Montréal, Canada

May 2015 With the acquisition of a Nikon D5300 for Christmas, I am learning to express many of my thoughts through a lens, rather than through text. While I consider myself a good writer, photography is a new challenge for me I very much enjoy. I made a recent trip to Montreal, and I feel…

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Detroit is bleak.

By chowdhurynrahman | January 15, 2015 | Comments Off on Detroit is bleak.

Detroit is bleak. Detroit is bankrupt. Detroit is abandoned buildings. Detroit is decades of decline. Will Detroit rise again?

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