Training: Mar 13-19
This was a week that started out rough and then got progressively better as the days wore on. I made a lot of adjustments this week. After a bout of food poisoning on Sunday, I was in no shape to run...
View ArticleWhat’s been going on, as presented in Warren Zevon song titles
I’ve been rediscovering Warren Zevon lately. If you have no idea who he is, then look him up and discover for yourself his uniquely sardonic yet humane — and always highly literate — musical take on...
View ArticleLights! Camera! Travel!
Two weeks without a post. Dearie me. It’s been one heck of a spring so far, primarily consisting of familial highs and lows, and mostly just lows for running. First, my stepmother nearly died after...
View ArticleRace Report or whatever: the Brooklyn Half
A three hour tour. A THREE HOUR TOUR!!! No, it didn’t take me three hours to run a half marathon (I came in a shade under two hours), but it did take me three hours to get home. And that was too damned...
View ArticleIn which bloggers sing “Kumbaya” on the Upper West Side
For years, social scientists have pondered the question: Can Americans and Australians ever have brunch together? The answer is yes. Yes, we can. Today Jonathan and I met up with a load of people, most...
View ArticleHow to lose weight when you’re 46 years old and genetically disadvantaged
I promised my sister I’d post about my recent weight loss when I hit 125. I’m a little over 126, but I have a day off from all responsibilities today, so I’ll go right ahead since I expect to be down...
View ArticleSunset & Suds 5K
Free beer. A lovely view. And running. What’s not to like? If you’re looking for a fast, flat and accurately measured 5K, consider running September 15th’s Sunset & Suds. That’s a Thursday evening....
View ArticleTraining: Dec 4 – 10
This was actually kind of a tough week. It started out with a race that went very well. Then a zippy recovery run on Monday (my pace is averaging right around 8:30 on most recovery runs these days)....
View ArticleRunning is important but…
It’s not the most important thing right now. Jonathan said to me the other day, “You seem fairly content with your running.” I thought this was funny since I’m sort of injured at the moment. I’m still...
View ArticleInjury. Patience. Optimism.
In my last post I laid out my ambitious plans to run 3 miles a day for the upcoming week. I managed to run four days, totaling 17 miles for that week. Then I headed into the next week with high hopes...
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