I’ve never done new year resolutions, but I thought this year I would make a wish list for running things I want in 2013. Some of them are things I want for myself (goals if you will) others are things I think as runners we could all use. To find a balance of family, work …
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Running and Religion
In my last post I mentioned my displeasure about praying before a race, and it got me thinking about running and religion in general. Maybe it is because of Ryan Hall and his standout performance at this weeks Boston Marathon, but I spent most of my run yesterday thinking about what role God or more …
Of goals and dreams
When I was a kid I played a lot of sports, not very well but I played them. Soccer, basketball, baseball, football, street hockey, wrestling, and of course track and cross country. I even did road races before I started running on a team in high school. Like most kids when I played sports I …
Meaningless Numbers
This Sunday I’m running the Ed Erichson 5 miler in my old home town of Poughkeepsie, NY. Back in November I ran my 5 mile PR of 27:06 at in that same town, and I hope to better it by 7 seconds this weekend to run 26:59. All I have to do is run this …