At a recent New Year’s Eve party, a friend asked me what some might consider a rather profound question. “Did your wife’s passing make you feel more grateful for the health and fitness you have?” he asked. I didn’t have to think about my answer. “No. I’ve been very grateful about that for a long …
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Taking a Knee (Or Several)
One week ago I was somewhere in Pennsylvania, driving to New York for a trail race, when I flipped on the radio and these were the first words I heard. (Yes, really.) Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?Get up, get out, get out of the door. Okay, who am I to argue with …
Woodstock 100K: Robin Guts One Out
My niece Robin continues to beast it up. An ultrarunner for just a few years, she’s already completed the Pikes Peak 50 and the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim (that’s right, both ways in one day). And Courtney Dauwalter called her awesome (*). Last week she returned to Michigan for her first 100K …
Champion of the East?
Most people not living under a rock know by now that our hometown University of Michigan football team won the national championship on Monday. Go Blue! Led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy and running back Blake Corum, they curbstomped the Washington Huskies, 34-13. What not quite so many people also know is that last weekend, I …
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