Happy Animals, Nerdy Dragons, and Greasy Donuts

Earlier this week I visited two places I hadn’t been to in over fifty years. The driver was a meeting of the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (MiSBF) at the Detroit Zoo. Apparently the zoo has a successful sustainability program in place, and they were going to share it with us, including a tour. My intern …

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Ultrarunning: Memorable Moments

I’m back blogging after a hiatus. Not due to lack of activity; quite the contrary. Been a very busy summer. I just wrapped up my biggest Zero Waste event of the year – the annual Run Woodstock weekend. Three days of camping, live music, tie-dye, yoga, and lots and lots of running. And boy, do …

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Prairie Spirit 50: The Key to a PR

I came off the trail, made the final turn into the fairgrounds, and there was the finish line. After nearly nine hours of “run south, turn around, run north” I was about to find out if I would set a new personal record (PR) for the 50-mile distance. Did I? Result momentarily. But can you …

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Failure + Failure + Failure = Success

The title of this post is based on something similar I read online today. I hope it’s true. I think it’s fair to say that my race season this year was disappointing. I failed to finish either of the 100-milers I started, and even though I got past 100 miles at the Tahoe 200, I …

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