Debauched by Two Punk Kids

I ARRIVED BACK AT CAMP ALLAMUCHY exhausted, sore, soaked in sweat, and with a stomachache. I’d endured several thousand feet of elevation gain, kicked approximately 17,000 rocks, and bushwhacked the last two miles up and down ridges, one flag at a time, one very careful step at a time. I was ready to call it …

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One, Two, Bungee My Shoe?

THINGS WERE GOING TOO WELL. My hiking partner and I were climbing the Abyss Lake Trail in Colorado, near Mt. Bierstadt and Mt. Evans. Seven miles into the 8.5-mile outbound leg, we were at 12,000 feet, above the treeline, walking on tricky, rocky trail. I was moving along well, with no breathing problems, only the …

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Frustrated

IT HAPPENED AGAIN last week. I was at Body Specs for my usual Thursday torture session strength workout, working on the half foam. This is basically a foam roller cut in half lengthwise, and you stand on the flat part while the round part is under you. I use it both for ankle strengthening (through …

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Pride Goeth Before

Spring here in Michigan, and a not-so-young man’s thoughts turn to…his bike. I run year-round and in just about any weather (although I draw the line at thunder hail), but I’m definitely a fair-weather cyclist. So when May rolls around I’m itching to get out there for some good long rides. So there I was …

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