After all my worrying and complaining, the weather turned out to be not so bad. At race time the temps were right around 20 degrees and there was a melted patch cleared down most of the center of the road. I was impressed by the turnout of about 200 people for this the last in …
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so much for zen and dealing with snow.
It was just a month or so ago when I was proclaiming how nice it was to just let winter wash over me and embrace it as it part of running in Western NY. Well now it is the end of February and my good will toward the snow is gone. Last week Lisa reproached …
Branding
Nike Asics Saucony Adidas New Balance Reebok Mizuno Brooks and something called Zoot. There are a mind numbing array of running shoe brands out there, and each brand has an equally dizzying array of models to choose from. The first running shoe brand I’m sure I wore was Asics. In high school I always wore …
Crossing the Line
This is a bit of an extension of a post/conversation on my Dad’s blog www.runtuff.com and also an offshoot of many threads and questions on the Runner World Forums. Let me pose a question. Would you sign up for a competitive volley ball league if you didn’t know if you could hit the ball over the …