"SO WHAT'S THE MOST DEPRESSING SONG you've ever heard?" the girl at the coffee shop asked me this morning. Actually, she was in a good mood. She explained how neat it was that listening to sad songs like the blues are actually a way to feel better when you're down. Running works well, too, I thought. …
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The Perils of Pacing: Race Recap, ShamRock ‘n Roll
KARMIC RETRIBUTION. That must be it. As payback for my perfect-weather Dances With Dirt race last week in Florida, Nature turned the polar vortex back on for this morning's ShamRock 'n Roll 10K. In another tweak of cruel irony, the race is part of the Kona Running series - hardly a name that evokes sub-zero …
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Down and Dirty: Green Swamp 50K Race Recap
Personal numbers from last Saturday's Dances With Dirt Green Swamp 50K: Time: 5 hours, 28 minutes, 59 seconds Overall finish place: 15 Age group finish place: 2 Snakes nearly stepped on: 1 Face plants: 3 Men's tree relief stops: 2 Creeks waded through: 2 Salted potatoes consumed: too many to count Hell of a good …
Green Swamp, Red Can, Black Goodness
I'm in not-so-sunny Florida today, resting up for my first ultra of the year - Saturday's Dances with Dirt Green Swamp 50K in Dade City. This morning I was out at Withlacoochee Park to help set up. I love volunteering at Running Fit races; the events crew is laid back and the pace is unhurried, …
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