Little Fish, Big Pond

Little fish, big pond. That about sums up where I am with my racing right now. Nothing in my life has been as humbling as my racing results since moving away from Rochester. In western NY, I could expect to finish top 5 in nearly every race and certainly top 3 in my age-group even …

What makes education public?

What follows is a post I made on the Plymouth State University internal site. It has marginal reference to running so I thought I’d include it here. This starts with a brief story about running around the Plymouth State University campus, but ends with a larger point about the place of public institutions. Today I …

Don’t Drink Light Beer

You’ve seen the commercials I’m sure. Fit endurance athletes, grinding out tough bike rides, swims, and runs then cracking open a nice cold… Michelob Ultra. No. Sorry. That just isn’t what the runners I know do, and the reason why isn’t just taste (but still it is mostly taste.) Let’s consider what these commercials are …