ONE GREAT THING about my fitness activities are the things I learn while doing them. And the great thing about having a blog is that I can share what I learn, and pretend that someone out there might actually read it. (It's a nice fantasy.) Well, last weekend's "brick" (bike ride and Crim race) provided …
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DXA2 and Me: Five Years and Still an Item!
Recently I celebrated a special anniversary. Five years ago I ran my first half marathon - the 2010 Dexter-Ann Arbor Run. I've run many more since then, on roads and trails, but that first one will always be memorable to me. Dark, heavy clouds were overhead that day and a storm had knocked a tree …
How to Get Hot Women Runners to Notice You
MY WIFE WORRIES when I head out to a race, decked out in my neon shoes, tech shirt, and compression shorts. "What are you going to do," she asks me, "when all those hot women throw themselves at you?" Until now, oddly, this hasn't been a problem. However, at last week's Hightail to Ale 5K …
Melted at the Glacier Ridge
I slowly walked over to the aid station checkout desk. The nice lady there looked up at me. "What do you think, Jeff?" she asked. "Well, I'm stupid enough to try," I said. I was hoping for a laugh. Instead I got a look of motherly concern that made my heart sink. "You have no …
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