I HAVE BEEN AN ACCESSORY TO AN ABOMINABLE CRIME. Or, perhaps more appropriately, an abdominal crime. It began with a call from my daughter in Richmond, asking for advice with a bread pudding recipe. She's an excellent and innovative cook and I know my way around bread pudding, so I was happy to help. Well, …
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Running On: Lessons from My Ultra DNF
Runners are funny people. They encourage the efforts of others, and when someone crashes and burns, they always know the right thing to say. Except when it comes to their own performance - then that stuff goes right out the window. So it came as no surprise to me that everyone - 100% - of …
The Not-Quite-100K: Run Woodstock Recap
I ran an ultramarathon at Run Woodstock last week. It just wasn't the one I signed up for. Yes, yours truly experienced his first DNF (Did Not Finish) in a race. After looking forward all summer to my first 100K trail race, I succumbed to the elements and called it off at 56K. I'm a …
Rabbit in the Vineyard
I CHARGED DOWN THE FINAL STRAIGHTAWAY toward the "Mile 3" sign, hearing nothing but my own heavy breathing. Behind me, somewhere, were close to 800 other runners. Ahead was one lone runner - and the pace bike. My mind was flashing between two thoughts: Keep going - just hold it together a little longer - …
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