A lot of people have asked me over the years what I think about when I’m running. It depends on the day. Not the answer which is that it depends on the day; I don’t make up different answers for people depending on the person asking. The truth is sometimes I think about a problem […]
A few weeks ago I read a runner’s blog posting on the ever increasing runDisney registration prices. It was a worthy topic, one I agreed with, but I didn’t love the way it was written. Maybe that’s ironic, that I would be judging anyone else’s writing given the posts I’ve done here. But if the […]
Dammit. I had decided not to register for the LA Big 5k official warmup run out at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, February 13, 2016. But as I picked up my LA Marathon packet at the convention center today, the sign up was right there. I’m pretty sure there isn’t a law about predatory racer sign […]
The Los Angeles Marathon has issued the following weather advisory for this weekend: Basically, it’s going to be warm to hot for the run. And the warnings are valid — hydration is always a key to any marathon event, regardless of the temperatures. One of the reasons I try and muddle through training runs (the […]
Inevitably, the prose of these entries fails to meet the aspirational dreams and fantastical beliefs that I’ve crafted the perfect bon mot/insight/tale/”blog post.” I’ve mentioned before the John Ford film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). It has that famous quote: “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” The problem with reality is […]
Cross-posted on Facebook today. I’ve been trying not to duplicate too many topics/items on different media platforms but sometimes that’s the best way to go: After several attempts and revisions, these words fail to convey even a fraction of what I’d hoped they would; nonetheless: Karen Hanna is the strongest woman I’ve ever known, full […]
It was only today when I googled this phrase that I realized I’ve been mis-attributing it to Will Rogers. I thought he popularized the saying, “There’s lies, damn lies, and statistics.” But google says it had been mainly propagated by a different country gentleman philosopher – Mark Twain. And even then there’s debate about where […]
I awoke up this morning oddly anxious and concerned about running the Surf City Marathon. I don’t know if it was because the race organizers had made such a big deal about the parking situation and as a result I set my alarm for 2:30 AM. But I just had this weird sense of anxiety. […]
One of my family’s favorite pop culture quotes comes from David Lynch and Mark Frost’s seminal television series “Twin Peaks.” Special Agent Dale Cooper is in the Double R Diner and is talking to Sheriff Harry S. Truman: Dale Cooper: Harry, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a […]
I actually have met some people along the way who have undertaken this crazy World Marathon Challenge. Some did it for charity, some did it for themselves, some did it to say they did it. It was conceived as a means of doing seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. It’s a shortcut (sorta […]