RIDDLE FOR YOU: What goes up four times, but comes down only three times? ANSWER: The Winter Switchbacks, an evil little 5K on the trails near Chelsea, MI. The writeup makes it seem like the worst race ever Truth is, it's mainly cross-country runners from the nearby high schools, and also a fair number of …
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Must be the Shoes! Bigfoot Snowshoe 5K Recap
"So am I giving you my shoes again this year?" Jeff asked me. I was at the south Traverse City Running Fit, picking up my Bigfoot Snowshoe Race packet. Jeff is the store manager, and before the 2015 race he'd seen me struggle with the rental shoes. He'd very generously loaned me his own top of the …
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From Couch Potato to Hustler
POP QUIZ: What's the hardest thing for a runner to do? (Hint: It isn't running fast, or running long.) ANSWER: Nothing. That is, the hardest thing an active guy like me can do is be inactive. And just how hard it is manifested itself today. Now, the term "active" can mean more than lacing up …
A V.I.P. What? You’re Sh**ting Me
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I broke one of my cardinal rules on race day. And now just look where it's taken me. I suppose I should be honored to receive a V.I.P. of anything. But this? Well, read on and judge for yourself. The Scrumpy Skeddadle is the final event of the Thirsty Three, a …
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