Category Archives: Words

In the 6-week build-up to November 2018’s Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (my debut marathon), I ran 34 total sub-6min miles. Unimpressive. I did have a decent aerobic base, having just won the North Face Endurance Challenge 50K in Wisconsin, in mid-September. However, even with a road marathon looming, I continued to train mostly on trails, andContinue reading “THRESHOLD THOUGHTS by Nick Arndt”

Besides training log entries, I haven’t made much time to write. After failing at The North Face 50 in Wisconsin in mid-September, I’ve been able to refocus, reassess, cinch my laces a little tighter, and get back to work with my thoughts and energies aiming towards California’s North Face 50 on November 18. The NorthContinue reading “…OF GRIEF and OPTIMISM by Nick Arndt”

Who knew? Who knew that a lonely prominent chunk of Earth, of bare rock, dirt, snow, trees, and grass, high up in the clouds, could demand so much respect? Who knew? Who knew? Who knew that one day She would earn a name? Who knew that She would cause humans to toil for hours, toContinue reading “WHITEFACE by Nick Arndt”

Theta Ridge Coffee, located in the heart of South Bend’s manufacturing labyrinth on its northwest side, is one of the largest green coffee suppliers in the Midwest. Today, January 19, 2017 (a dreary Thursday morning), Jess Nance, Aaron Darling, and I headed over from Sawyer for a cupping event. We were the lucky few who reserved spots toContinue reading “CUPPING @ THETA RIDGE by Nick Arndt”

Fritz, German Shorthaired-Pointer, Oct. 2002 – Jan. 2017 I wrote a short poem, here, the day my dad buried him in Arndt soil. Below are some memories that’ll last a lifetime: Building fires in the woodstove for you to lay in front of… Running with you at Spicer Lake, through a foot of powder, withoutContinue reading “MEMORIES of my CANINE FRIEND by Nick Arndt”