A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers! I had a great time over the holidays with family and friends. And I hope you did, too! Hope you got a visit from Santa Claus! (Or Santa Claws, as the case may be); Hope you got to dress up in your finest; That you got to …
Chilling Out, But Still Running
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. Winter has Michigan firmly in its grip. The snow is falling, the wind is blowing, and we have below-zero wind chills. So my non-runner friends have begun asking (with tone assuming Yes), "So you're done running for the winter," and "I suppose you're doing your running inside now?" Nope. I admit …
Five Feet to Save Lives
It's December, and it's snowing, conditions when I normally put away my bikes for the year and dream about long rides next summer. Yet bikes are on my mind right now due to some recent and ongoing developments that could significantly improve cyclist safety and encourage more people to get on a bike. The one …
My “Double Nickel” Promotion
I GOT A PROMOTION TODAY. Not for anything I did, or didn't do. No, this was entirely due to three lucky accidents: that I was born, that my parents didn't kill me when I was a teenager, and that I have lived this long. You see, I turned 55 today. And it's been a good …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 