Activities: May 25-31, 2026

Totals: 49.86 mi, 10h 15m — 8 Walks, 4 Runs, 1 Hike

Weekly Activities: May 18-24, 2026

Totals: 42.49 mi, 10h 16m — 3 Runs, 16 Walks

Activities: May 11-17, 2026

Totals: 51.26 mi, 11h 15m — 4 Runs, 9 Walks, 1 Rowing, 2 Hikes, 1 Workout

Activities: May 4-10, 2026

Totals: 50.59 mi, 10h 35m — 4 Runs, 8 Walks, 1 Rowing, 1 Hike

Activities: Apr 27 – May 3, 2026

Totals: 49.96 mi, 10h 18m — 4 Runs, 6 Walks, 2 Hikes

Activities: Apr 20-26, 2026

Totals: 56.60 mi, 11h 36m — 4 Runs, 7 Walks, 2 Hikes, 1 WeightTraining

Activities: Apr 13-19, 2026

Totals: 41.97 mi, 9h 7m — 3 Runs, 9 Walks, 1 Hike, 1 Rowing

Activities: Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2026

Totals: 56.36 mi, 11h 56m — 4 Runs, 9 Walks, 2 Hikes

Welcome to My Post Mid-life Crisis

Three boxes on the floor. A Pioneer DDJ-FLX4, headphones, and a pair of monitor speakers.

Yes, I finally took the plunge and bought some toys that I've been thinking about for much of 2025. I was a radio DJ in college and this is a very different kind of DJ gear...but thinking about how to move from one song to another is quite enjoyable to me and I want to do move of it and do it more like professionals.

Do I plan on making a career out of DJing? No. I can't stay up that late anymore. Do I plan on doing this publically? Eh, if it happens it happens, but it is not the goal. What is the goal? To learn something new and have fun. I'm pretty sure I can do that.

The Gear:

  • Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
  • Eris 3.5TB monitor speakers
  • Sennheiser HD 280 PRO headphones
  • rekordbox (software to control my deck)

This is all "bang for buck" gear, because this is just for fun.

2025 Strava Activity Report

With a little help from Claude Code, here's my breakdown from Strava. Update: Still a few days left so I'll just update these numbers as they come in.

Hikes

Total Miles: 212.6
Total Hikes: 43

Monthly Breakdown

January: 23.2 miles (4 hikes)
February: 15.4 miles (3 hikes)
March: 22.0 miles (5 hikes)
April: 8.4 miles (2 hikes)
May: 16.2 miles (3 hikes)
June: 19.7 miles (4 hikes)
July: 26.4 miles (5 hikes)
August: 18.2 miles (4 hikes)
September: 14.0 miles (3 hikes)
October: 4.8 miles (1 hikes)
November: 13.8 miles (3 hikes)
December: 20.8 miles (4 hikes)

Runs

Total Miles: 1307.8
Total Runs: 184

Monthly Breakdown

January: 123.2 miles (17 runs)
February: 117.7 miles (16 runs)
March: 111.5 miles (15 runs)
April: 110.6 miles (15 runs)
May: 122.3 miles (17 runs)
June: 110.2 miles (16 runs)
July: 133.5 miles (18 runs)
August: 66.8 miles (10 runs)
September: 106.5 miles (16 runs)
October: 45.8 miles (8 runs)
November: 117.2 miles (17 runs)
December: 119.1 miles (16 runs)

Walks

Total Miles: 774.8
Total Walks: 301

Monthly Breakdown

January: 44.8 miles (19 walks)
February: 46.2 miles (21 walks)
March: 57.4 miles (19 walks)
April: 73.3 miles (28 walks)
May: 58.6 miles (19 walks)
June: 68.9 miles (24 walks)
July: 67.7 miles (35 walks)
August: 94.9 miles (38 walks)
September: 56.3 miles (25 walks)
October: 50.1 miles (24 walks)
November: 50.6 miles (21 walks)
December: 70.8 miles (18 walks)

I have started syncing Apple Fitness rowing workouts to Strava, but they don't have any distance information because I have a Concept 2 rowing machine that doesn't talk to anything.