Category: Running & Thinking
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Most of this appeared in Ultrarunning Mag, but because of space limitations they could not include all of it. Here it is in its entirety In the early morning of Sunday November 5 a lone runner sits before the fire at Wormey’s aid station at mile 80 of the Pinhoti 100. He’s exhausted and depleted. …
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My dad taught me to always finish what I start. When I was 8 and played pee wee football my team was undefeated. The Center Point Rams lost two games in the team’s existence as it moved through the weight classes of youth football in the 1970s. From 75 pounds to 125 pounds, the Rams…
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47. I’m 47 today. Doesn’t bother me much, except when I think about the number. Just seems kind of high, doesn’t it? I had more trouble processing 30 than I have other ages. Thirty was “grown-up” time. It signified to me that youth was at an end, and adulthood and responsibility and hair loss…
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Working on the story of how my unsuccessful search for a Mizuno shoe executive’s email led to a neat (yes, I said neat) discovery of the process behind their latest promotional/inspirational campaign.
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Surgery went well. Both hernias were repaired successfully and I am home recovering for the rest of the week. Perhaps I’m still in a post-surgery drug fog, but I am ok so far with no running or cycling or anything for that matter for some time. Of course, I’m happy just to be able to…
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There’s a scene in the 1980s teen angst film “Sixteen Candles” where Samantha (Molly Ringwald’s character) meets Long Duk Dong, Chinese exchange student who lives with Grandpa Howard. At dinner that night, Dong explains to the family that he pushes “the lawn mowing machine so Grandpa’s hyena don’t get disturbed.” I am Grandpa Howard. And…
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By the time you read this, your feet will be propped up, you will be eating some dinner, your gear will be laid out. You’ll have a few butterflies. You may even be thinking: “GAAH! WHAT AM I DOING HERE?!” Take a breath. You are on the verge of something amazing. Your life is about…
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1. All runs are different Say you go out on Monday and have a really crappy run. You feel deflated, tired and stressed. “What’s wrong with me? I was rested, happy, and healthy. Why did this run suck?” Sometimes runs stink for no reason. Could be emotional, physical, weather-related. Sometimes there’s a cause: rehabbing from…
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We all have pet peeves. And runners have their own peculiar irritants and bothers. Here are a few of mine. File this under the obligatory “I have a running blog, so I will write about running pet peeves” category. Just workin’ down my blogging check list here. 1. Wearing the race shirt during the race…
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