A COUPLE OF MILES into last Sunday’s trail marathon, as I wound my way along the Potawatomi Trail, a low roar of excited babble came from across the lake to the right. The guy in front of me glanced in that direction. “Sounds like the five-milers over there,” he said, referring to the shorter race …
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Time to Be Happy!
What is going on outside? The sun is shining, it’s warming up, and flowers are blooming. Could it be that – dare I utter the word – SPRING is here? Who's happy about that? Hands up! And who else? Our new kittens are happy with their first-ever spring! And this Gazelle Girl finisher is …
Once More Around the Block, and The Best Pacer Ever: 12 Hours at Dogwood
I clambered up a long, steady rise out of the trees onto a wide field of grass and sand. Up ahead I would cross a road and descend back onto the woods for the final part of the loop. The sky was dimming and a cold breeze had started up “You’re doing GREAT!” a woman’s …
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If I Can’t Run Your Race, I’ll Make My Own: Ann Arbor Half Marathon
SUPPOSE YOU AND A BUNCH OF YOUR FRIENDS want to run a local marathon, and you sign up for it well in advance. But then the marathon reschedules, and you won’t be in town on the new date. What would you do? Well, if you’re this guy here, you create your own race and hold …
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