DEAR RACE SPECTATORS: You're wonderful. Really, you are. But please be careful what you say. One of the things I enjoy about running races are the people who come out to watch us and cheer us on. I've written before about how encouraging runners are to each other, particularly with ultramarathons, but the folks who …
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I HAVE BEEN AN ACCESSORY TO AN ABOMINABLE CRIME. Or, perhaps more appropriately, an abdominal crime. It began with a call from my daughter in Richmond, asking for advice with a bread pudding recipe. She's an excellent and innovative cook and I know my way around bread pudding, so I was happy to help. Well, …
Y'all can call me Shoelace. Last Saturday was Run Scream Run at Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti. RSR is one of those fall races that attract a lot of casual runners and even non-runners, like turkey trots and chocolate runs do. Despite the chill (about 36 degrees before race start) the turnout was large and even …
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If you're going to a place with a lot of people and things to drink, get there early. Last Sunday was the Scrumpy Skedaddle, the final event in Running Fit's "Thirsty 3" series. Like the Hightail to Ale (at the Atwater Brewery in Detroit), and Running Between the Vines (at the Sandhill …
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