THE 15 DEGREE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY'S RACE TURNED OUT TO BE OPTIMISTIC. When I arrived at the Novi Civic Center for the Super 5K, my car's thermometer read 9 degrees. I didn't want to think about the wind chill. And yet over 1,400 runners showed up. That's the count of finishers, anyway. I'm not sure …
Snow? Sno’ What? Just Run
EARLIER THIS WEEK I HAD A FEW FREE MINUTES and visited some other running blogs. On this site, owned by a guy in California, I came across a comment from a runner in Ohio who admitted that it was tough to get motivated to run when it was cold outside. I responded as follows: "...Dress …
Quickie Chocolate Review: Francois Pralus São Tomé & Principe Forastero Bar
Where I got it: Zingerman's Next Door, Ann Arbor MI Price: $9.99 for 3.5 oz. (100g) Cocoa percentage: 75% Website: www.chocolats-pralus.com The Sao Tome bar is one of a family of single-plantation chocolates from Pralus. I got this bar as a Christmas present from my daughter Rachel (have I mentioned that she works at Zingerman's?). It's about the …
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Non-Marathon Man
LOOKS LIKE NO MARATHON THIS YEAR FOR ME. My 2013 race schedule looks a lot like last year's, kicking off with the Super 5K this Sunday and continuing favorites like the Martian and Dexter-Ann Arbor half marathons. But no 26.2 in the plan. It feels sort of awkward when everyone else in the PR Fitness …
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