SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SCRIPT. It was the second half of the Dances with Dirt - Devil's Lake 50K near Baraboo, Wisconsin. This is normally where I start overtaking people who pass me in the first half. But as I picked my way down the two-mile decline from the rocky overlook to the aid …
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Between the Deep Blue Sea and the Devil
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you're healthy today, take a moment to be actively grateful. I'm nearing the end of one of my longer periods between races - in this case, my recently completed first triathlon and the upcoming Dances with Dirt 50K at Devil's Lake in Wisconsin. In one sense, it turned out to be …
Freedom to Run, and Freedom of the Run
I DECLARED MY INDEPENDENCE YESTERDAY. You probably didn't notice. There was no formal diplomatic announcement, or fireworks or anything. I just went for a run. Running and freedom have been associated for a long time. After all, the original "Marathon" was run to announce the victory of the Athenians over the Persians, which preserved Greek …
Dashing and Burning, But Not Jumping
HERE'S A RIDDLE FOR YOU. As I arrived at the Running Fit Dash & Burn Soiree last night, a sticker with a mystery name was slapped on my back, and I had to guess who I was using "20 questions". Hokey, but it got people talking quickly and easily with other folks they didn't know - …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 