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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Friendly? Damn Right I’m Friendly!

The 43rd annual Dexter-Ann Arbor Run is this Sunday, and thousands of people will turn out to run and watch the 5K, 10K, and half marathon along the Huron River. The races all end in the heart of downtown, right next to the Taste of Ann Arbor festival, where local restaurants set up on the …

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Bring on the Mud! Glacier Ridge Trail 50 Recap

I sat at the Glacier Ridge Trail Ultra 50 pre-race dinner in a mixed mood. "The trails are in great shape," the race director told us. "And it will be much cooler than last year. There is some rain possible in the morning, though." The forecast was for temperatures in the 50s all day long …

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Eyes on the Prize – But What’s the Prize?

A recent posting on the Seeds4Life blog has me thinking. When You Have One Eye on the Goal, You Have Only One Eye on the Path – Zen Master Here a student asks the Zen master how long it will take him to achieve enlightenment. The master's response basically tells the student not to worry …

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