Ban Anna? No, Just the Wafers

SOMEONE PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME. Where in the U.S. Constitution does it require that any dessert involving bananas must include vanilla wafers? Bananas do not usually get too ripe at the RBT house, as we all prefer them before they get brown and spotty. And I eat one for breakfast just about every day, especially before a …

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On the Rocks: DWD Devil’s Lake 50K Recap

SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SCRIPT. It was the second half of the Dances with Dirt - Devil's Lake 50K near Baraboo, Wisconsin. This is normally where I start overtaking people who pass me in the first half. But as I picked my way down the two-mile decline from the rocky overlook to the aid …

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Between the Deep Blue Sea and the Devil

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you're healthy today, take a moment to be actively grateful. I'm nearing the end of one of my longer periods between races - in this case, my recently completed first triathlon and the upcoming Dances with Dirt 50K at Devil's Lake in Wisconsin. In one sense, it turned out to be …

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Freedom to Run, and Freedom of the Run

I DECLARED MY INDEPENDENCE YESTERDAY. You probably didn't notice. There was no formal diplomatic announcement, or fireworks or anything. I just went for a run. Running and freedom have been associated for a long time. After all, the original "Marathon" was run to announce the victory of the Athenians over the Persians, which preserved Greek …

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