Nick Arndt

COLLEGIATE CAREER

USI XC, 2013 (redshirted – right medial tibial stress fracture) USI Track, 2013-14 (redshirted – left medial tibial stress fracture) USI XC, 2014 (ineligible – academics) Valpo Track, 2014-15 (ineligible – transfer/academics)

MANTRAS by Nick Arndt

In no particular order, here are mantras that I’ve compiled over the years. Most have been spoken or written by humans who inspire me, such as Kobe Bryant and JRR Tolkien, but some are from myself. They apply to training and life…ranging from quotes to goals, Bible verses to notes…here they are:

BE LIKE WATER by Nick Arndt

Water flows. Water keeps flowing. If barricaded, water adapts to its surroundings. Water changes forms. When poured into a cup, water becomes the cup. When poured into a bottle, water becomes the bottle. Water is shapeless, formless. Water can drip. Water can crash. Water isn’t always assertive. Water finds a way around, or through. Be formless.Continue reading “BE LIKE WATER by Nick Arndt”

FRITZ

We ran on Indiana soil. We ran in lake effect snow. Amidst the silence, the darkness, we ran through mist and shadow. Fourteen years of unconditional friendship, filling our lives with joy. Back and forth you went, from rawhide to chew toy. Through cloudy eyes was a full heart, a soul, yearning for outdoor companionship. JoiningContinue reading “FRITZ”

WHAT’S UP with the U.P?

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’s history is fairly brief, yet significant and intriguing. Below is a brief outline, point-to-point, of how it came into existence, skipping over its geological birthing (although, noteworthy). The first inhabitants of the territory were the tribes speaking the Algonquin languages, around AD 800. They patrolled the U.P.’s wild lands for ages, until the firstContinue reading “WHAT’S UP with the U.P?”