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May.23.2013
For years, I've been carrying around in my head thoughts, observations, and personal tips on exercise. I've started to keep a list: "Sweat 101s," I call them. Today's, #27 (see below), is simplicity itself. Working out is as much for one's mental fitness as physical fitness, don't...
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Apr.30.2013
A familiar figure ahead on the road. Strong calves. Vee-shaped back. A quick pedal turnover on his black hybrid bike. I recognized my old friend Pete, a high school cross country teammate, pedaling out of town headed who knows where.
It was 5:00 on a Sunday. Light was getting dim due to a...
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Apr.25.2013
Inspirational and empowering.
The story starts long before the birth of its author Lynn Petronella, with her grandparents’ arrival in America. The memories of their belief in the American dream, and fervent desire to do the best for their families, were values that the young Lynn absorbed.
Starting...
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Apr.02.2013
Maroon Bells, Colorado
By Christopher Cudworth
Toward the end of a week camping in the Maroon Bells of Colorado, that deliciously beautiful chunk of mountain range above Aspen, it occurred to me that a 12 mile run down the mountain might be a bit of fun.
I was very fit at the time, in 31:00...
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Mar.27.2013
"If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word." -Margaret Atwood
If a person seeks the advice of how to become a better runner the frequently heard recommendation will be to run more. Suggestions of running trails, hills, distance, short bursts, running for speed, running for...
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Feb.14.2013
Last night I gamely proposed
To my doubting husband and limping leg
To begin running
At first as far as
Our next door neighbor--
15 feet perhaps,
Gradually working past
Two more neighbors' doors--
40 feet maybe,
Ably rounding pavement beyond
Eight neighbors' doorways--
150 feet perchance,...
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Jan.29.2013
I left my husband
Consciously,
subconsciously,
emotionally,
financially...
physically but most of all spiritually
It takes some time and a hell of lot of "you" work to remove yourself from a way of thinking about your life and your marriage. It takes a lot of hurt and a lot of pain to untwist...
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Jan.21.2013
A few weeks ago I received an email from the New York Road Runners Association asking me to make a selection on receiving a refund on the cancelled 2012 New York City Marathon or opting for guaranteed entry in 2013, 2014 or 2015 (yes, you pay again). I’ve written about how it felt to be in...
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Dec.24.2012
December 24
RETRO ANTICIPATION AND SUNSHINE
The night after a victory I fret about the blocks. Will my stance be right? Will I leave cleanly? I have been first through the tape. I have won the race but yet I worry how I will start. Had I...
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Nov.07.2012
In late October 2005 I worked for a newspaper and had gone to the office early to make some phone calls and get ready for a sales appointment that morning. Sitting at a desk outside the photo department, I could hear the police scanner barking a strange yet familiar address over the crackling...
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