If there's one thing being a runner is good for (*) it's getting a sense of perspective. This morning I was meeting with our company president, an aficionado of the latest and greatest in technology (you can read my "Gadget Man" post here). A message from one of his daughters had appeared on his Apple …
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A Hundred Thousand Moments
This morning I went to the semi-annual Dan (black belt) test at my Aikido school's main dojo. It was a long test, with three people each testing for shodan (1st degree), nidan (2nd degree) and sandan (3rd degree) rank. But it was also an exciting test to watch. At Dan level you see everything from …
Are You “Spartan Fit”? Would You Want to Be?
NOTE: The following is a review of a dangerous book. If you're happy with your life in every way, I advise you to avoid this post. And if you think you're some kind of stud/ripping bitch athlete, the Surgeon General has determined that reading this book will be hazardous to your ego. ======================= YOU HAVE …
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It Changed My Life! Or Did It?
On a recent Saturday run I caught up to someone I hadn't met before, and to pass the time I struck up a conversation. Turned out she'd run the Western States 100 just two weeks prior. "I messed up my leg less than two miles into the race," she told me, "and it bothered me the …
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