Bags are packed (mostly). Boarding pass is printed… albeit apparently there’s a plane change that did NOT appear on my ticket. I guess if I did the math I would’ve known something was afoot, but it was surreal to see this pop-up at Delta.com when I got my seat assignment: I’ve checked the weather — […]
Sigh. *** I’m packing up to fly out to Stockholm tomorrow. A New Zealander friend of mine, a Table 44-mate, is there at the moment and I just messengered her to see how long she was going to be in Sweden. It would’ve been great to see her. But, Claire, I promise, a Kiwi marathon […]
Fifty people. Five thousand dollars apiece. One hundred twelve times running the bases. In running circles (pun intended), it’s big news. And the mainstream press has picked up on it too. It’s a unique marathon experience – The Fenway Park Marathon. This is a charity focused one-off, an opportunity to do good while doing something […]
As is true of this day and should be true of all days, a recognition to the men and women who fight for freedom, truth, justice, and yes, the American Way. And a recognition to their families who sacrifice as much and maybe more. All gave some, some gave all. We should never forget, nor […]
For a long time, it felt like the moonshot might be a reality. In actual fact though, the day wound up being my Apollo 8. That was the mission that first had humanity leave earth’s orbit, reach the moon, and orbit it before returning home. The astronauts of A8 could have landed… they wanted to […]
I need more time and a lot more energy to do a proper write up of today’s race; that will come tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some photos from the day. There aren’t a lot from the race as in the back half I channeled my inner Lincoln Hawk. He’s Sylvester Stallone’s arm […]
Diane, I’m standing in the small town of Traverse City, Michigan. They got a cherry pie that’ll kill ya! But I think it’s safe to say we’re gonna need a bigger can… *** I hate every photo of me I took here. That’s to be expected when I’m squirting a can of Reddi-Wip into my […]
I took a Lyft to the airport this morning; it was less than the supershuttle would’ve been and I got to ride solo. Because I was trying to keep myself awake at 3:30 am, and because I feel obligated to fill the silences of life, I chatted. My driver, Fredy, was ex-military and the biggest […]
Things are not going well. The mileage is long, the timing is off, and the scale? The scale moans in defeat as the weight weighs ever heavier. I did ultimately buy a copy of “Advanced Marathoning” from eBay. It’s a first edition, originally released in 2001 and while a second edition exists I assumed the […]
I’m struggling with life at the moment. Not just individually… or locally… but globally. The world can be a dark place. There’s been a lot of horrible things lately, foreign and domestic. I’ve been thinking a lot about terrorism for obvious reasons. I want to believe that those that would commit such atrocities may have […]