UNTIL LAST NIGHT, I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD HEAR THIS PHRASE after a race: "In first place, with a time of (something awesome) - Jeff Jackson from Ann Arbor!" Okay, maybe I imagined it, but I didn't think I'd actually hear it. But Wednesday night, at the 4-mile Leap Day Run at Willow Metropark, it …
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An Excellent Day
ONE OF LIFE'S LITTLE PLEASURES FOR ME is to stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse on my way to work. Along with the Enough Already bagel, my favorites include the cinnamon roll - but only if it's up to my very particular standards. Fortunately, Angie and the other wonderful people who work there keep me safe from …
Six Degrees (Below Zero) of Separation
Q: How far is it from Ann Arbor to Costa Rica? A: 3,600 miles and 85 degrees. I GOT A CHILLY RECEPTION ON MY ARRIVAL BACK IN MICHIGAN LAST THURSDAY. Not from my wife, who was happy to see me even at 1:00 a.m., but from Mother Nature, who must have felt the need to …
No Top of the Hill
GOT IN A LITTLE HILL WORK DOWN SOUTH THIS WEEK. Costa Rica, to be more precise. As it was a business trip, with the inconvenient expectation of my employer that I actually work during the day, I didn't get to any of the destination spots. But I snuck in a couple of runs in the …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 