No Foolin’

I know, it’s April 1, the day when tall tales rule the roost, but I swear to you that everything in this blog post actually happened to me. On a day when race directors put out announcements like a new nude triathlon this summer, I suppose I should have expected something unusual to happen. And …

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Liberated

Liberated Well, it was quite a weekend. Actually, it started last Wednesday evening, when the power went out as a result of the massive ice storm that swept across Michigan. And even worse – the Internet went down! Yeah, our white pine was pretty bummed about the storm, too. With the help of a generator …

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The Inventor

The story of what went down at last Saturday’s Bigfoot Snowshoe Race up north actually begins many moons ago in Ann Arbor, on an Aikido mat. Class had started like many others, stretches and basic movements leading into the techniques to be taught that day. Then Sensei called me to the front, named a particular …

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No Gideon Bible This Year

No, I'm not going to explain the title. Consult the almighty G if you don't get it. I’ve been telling you about my training for next month’s Rocky Raccoon 100 trail race down in Huntsville, Texas, with my wife and me staying with her brother and his wife for a week or so. It seemed …

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