Life lessons can turn up when you least expect them. Last Sunday I went to the Ann Arbor Track Club annual meeting and dinner. I was expecting a low-key, pleasant evening – pizza, salad, a few awards, socializing – and it was. But the evening was made special for me by two people who brought words …
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An Ultra Like No Other: The Black Rock City 50K
How many running events are you aware of that have a) whiskey, b) hugs from random strangers, c) a course that takes you through a dance party, or d) shameless nudity? And the only “entry fee” is a gallon of water and a few snacks for the aid stations? Well, as far as I know, …
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Now Leaving Reality, Return Date Uncertain
So long to the world I live in and the life I know! For a week or so, anyway. Yes, I'm in Nevada, about to enter Black Rock City on the playa, for my first-ever Burning Man experience. While I'm immersed in whatever mind-blowing universe they've built there, I will be disconnected from "defaultia" as …
Done Lots of Sweating – Time to Burn!
BEEN A LITTLE WARM THIS SUMMER, hasn’t it. But it hasn’t stopped me from training. Even the VM150, with its two days of 90+ degree heat and blazing sun, was useful to me. What for? Well, in three weeks I head to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, for a small social gathering they call …
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