Long Time Thinking
Hi. Sorry about the complete blackout. I’ve been rethinking the whole “training blog” concept. Apparently, I’m not a multi-tasker because somehow I can’t update the current blog while trying to design a new one.
When I say “design a new blog” I really mean it. I realized that Wordpress and every other blogging software out there is designed for journal-like entries (duh). And that’s great if you’re writing an online journal. But a training blog doesn’t necessarily work the same way. I doubt people come here and pore over my explanations of past runs. I bet they look at the most recent entry, possibly look at the race links, and then go somewhere else. And that’s…okay. (Frankly, I’m not really sure why anyone would be interested in any of this, but I’m grateful to those who are.)
So after much thought and sketching and graphic-making and throwing away and starting over — I’m basically right where I started. I have a useless blog and an idea for a better one. Awesome.
At first all I was going to do was revamp the look. But now I’m trying to write custom PHP code. And that’s a lot trickier when you know PHP about as well as Swahili. Not only that, but I’m trying to use already existing code for things I know already exist. This is both cool and painful because you have to figure out what that code does and which parts are appropriate for your applications and which are going to bite you later. I’m getting better. However, I didn’t really have anywhere to go but up so…
Anyway, at some point down the line, there will be newness here. It will be interesting if not downright spectacular. Most likely, no one will even notice there’s a difference or that they’re witnessing a new way of thinking about training blogs on the web. So much to look forward to after all this hard work! In the meantime, I’m still running. And coding. And designing. And throwing computers out windows.
Web design is fun!