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ESPN 5K 6 Mar 2011 | 06:53 am
Some events are tough. Others are non-descript. Then there are others, like the ESPN 5K that are just a bunch of fun. In fact, of all of the 5Ks I have ever run, this was the most enjoyable. It was a...
ESPN 5K on Saturday 4 Mar 2011 | 11:00 am
It is just a 5K but I am so looking forward to this event. I have wanted to do this for 3 years now but there was always a conflict in my schedule, except for this year. . . FINALLY! Today was my tur...
My Running Bucket List 27 Feb 2011 | 05:46 am
I have always gravitated to the unique, unusual and rare in most areas of my life. As such, why should running be any different. Given this proclivity toward the avant garde, I am compiling a list of ...
Warrior Dash 31 Jan 2011 | 06:23 am
Have you ever seen the movie “Stranger Than Fiction?” If you haven’t, hit the pause button now, queue it in Netflix or go to Blockbusters. It is THAT good. If you have seen it, you may recall the sc...
Track Again 26 Jan 2011 | 02:31 am
There is a word in Japanese called “Kivishi.” It is translated as harsh or severe. I would translate it as “track workout.” Today was the first track workout, post marathon and it was very, very kivi...
Training Has Begun 25 Jan 2011 | 06:14 am
Saturday marked my first “real” run and today marked the first day of my gym training (for my running goals). Being obsessive has its advantages and fortunately, I have kept a log of many of my workou...
Back in the . . . New Saddle 23 Jan 2011 | 07:55 am
“All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.” I think the great Taoist Lao Tzu, author of the aforementioned quote, was secretly a runner. ...
The Best From the Worst 19 Jan 2011 | 10:46 am
2011 Disney Marathon was very disappointing to me. The cold weather in the beginning stayed with me for most of the event. Everything felt the same – stale, commonplace. What normally was vivid was ma...
A Week Before Disney 4 Jan 2011 | 05:25 am
I know the other side, having heard it many times from many people. Disney events are so expensive. They are out of touch with everyone else. They don’t offer enough support. One year they ran out o...
God and A Few Thoughts Along the Road 23 Dec 2010 | 05:16 am
Just in time for Christmas. . . . . . Life has its series of ebbs and flows. Recently, I was really working hard at flowing past a recent series of ebbs. When I run, particularly long distances, ...
