The Inventor

The story of what went down at last Saturday’s Bigfoot Snowshoe Race up north actually begins many moons ago in Ann Arbor, on an Aikido mat. Class had started like many others, stretches and basic movements leading into the techniques to be taught that day. Then Sensei called me to the front, named a particular …

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Indian Creek: 55K at 7K, with 7K (and bonus dog pic)

Where do I begin to list why I wanted to run the 55K at the Indian Creek Ultras in Colorado? Visit our daughter Rachel in Denver. Cool weather. Fall color in the Rockies. A small, low-key event. And a chance to run an ultra with another family member. Pretty much a no-brainer, which is appropriate …

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West End Girls: A Great (and Humbling) Read

There aren’t too many books I’ve read – and I’ve read a lot of books – that make me put the book down at the end and just say “Wow.” And as you may have already guessed, I’ve just read my latest in that category. I belong to Jericho Writers, an organization for aspiring writers. …

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