I’ve Got a Little List

Recently Kris at gorunagain.com invited several bloggers, yours truly included, to give him some tips for runners just starting out. His post has eight tips ranging from using a goal race as motivation, to planning for pit stops, and even (gasp!) running without music. It's a good list that goes beyond the usual "see your …

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Wonder Woman and Ultra Man

SUPERHEROES LIVE AMONG US, particularly in the running community. They aren't usually noticed because they don't get (or seek) a lot of publicity. The challenges they undertake are generally personal, and it's easy to mistake them for ordinary mortals. When I'd planned my 2012 year-long celebration of turning 50, with its associated events and challenges, …

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Every Run is a Victory

"SO WHERE DID YOU PLACE AT SHAMROCKS LAST WEEK?" my friend Larry asked during Wednesday night's PR Fitness group run. He was referring to the Shamrocks & Shenanigans 5K in Ann Arbor on March 10. "Second," I said. "The first place guy ran under 19:00. There's a couple people in my age group who are …

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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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