Write On!

Time to take a break from writing about running, in favor of writing about writing. Those of you uninterested in getting into the head of a prospective novelist can return to binge-watching the latest Netflix series, but I hope you’ll give me a chance here. No, bring it on! We can't wait to hear more! …

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Champion of the East?

Most people not living under a rock know by now that our hometown University of Michigan football team won the national championship on Monday. Go Blue! Led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum, they curbstomped the Washington Huskies, 34-13. What not quite so many people also know is that last weekend, I …

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The Body vs. the Samurai

It’s been a month since the Sangre de Cristo 50, and while I feel fine, my body continues to throw me a curveball now and then. Last week, for example. Everything was fine the first half. Just a little sluggish starting my Wednesday morning six-miler, but finished strong. Good run! Then on Thursday, it was …

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Up, Up and Away! Sangre de Cristo 50 Recap

YOU KNOW YOU’RE HIGH UP when you breathe hard after drinking from your water bottle. What does one do after a fun Indian Creek 55K at 7,500 feet last year? Sign up for a longer race at a higher altitude, of course. And so my niece Robin and I journeyed to the southwest Colorado mountains …

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