BACK HOME after a week-plus of vacation at our campground near Empire. Too short as usual, but it provided a number of surprises. Here are the top five. 1. I bought non-running clothes. No, really. And not at a thrift shop. Actual new blue jeans (2 pairs even), purchased at an actual retail store. My …
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Bluntly Speaking – $2 Bills and Legal Pot
Thomas Jefferson may have grown hemp, but I doubt he'd be happy with the latest association of his name with it. Regular readers know that I stamp $2 bills to shamelessly plug my blog, and distribute them mainly as tips at coffee shops and such. With the blog name change, a new stamp was needed, …
Well, Shut Mah Mouth
REST DAY, my body told me as I woke up this morning, keeping me firmly under the soft, warm covers. After yesterday's 14-mile run and 55-mile bike ride, inactivity was reasonable, even logical. And my coach had put nothing on the schedule, so I was home free. And yet...I am training for an ultramarathon next …
Feeling the Heat, and B.C. Meets A.D.
ONE NICE THING ABOUT THIS HOT WEATHER is that it's made me slow down. Last Tuesday I went out for a tempo run - 7 miles total, with 4 miles around a 7:20 pace. Normally no big deal, it sucked me dry this time. How bad was it? I stopped at Meijer near the end …
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