Going Green?

For someone from the center of all things maize-and-blue, green was quite a part of my life yesterday. There was the holiday red and green of the Holiday Hustle 5K in Dexter. This run holds a special place in my heart, being my first race, the first race in which I won an age group …

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Getting Loaded

REASONS TO LOVE ULTRAMARATHONS #74: It's actually a good thing to GAIN a little weight before the race. Last time I wrote about how my plan for Saturday's 50-mile race is different from running shorter races (up to and including standard marathons). But what about the week before - the final taper, rest, and fueling …

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Giving Back: Dexter Couple Organizes “Tornado Run” to Benefit Nonprofits

Note: I also published this article in AnnArbor.com. See the article for a photo of Bob and Katie standing next to their destroyed house last year. In the late afternoon of March 15, 2012, while hail pummeled my car and winds rattled the windows in my Saline office,  a Category F3 tornado ripped through Dexter. It destroyed …

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