Hanging On The story of Zimbabwe’s violent misrule and national degradation is not a new one. Mugabe, who is eighty-three, came to power in 1980 as a leader of the long and bloody liberation struggle against the white-supremacist regime of Ian Smith’s Rhodesia, and he has always used his hero’s mantle as cover for terrorizing […]
It feels out there. I mean, it’s a major rush. I mean, it feels radical in kind of a tubular sort of way, but most of all, it feels out there. Know what I mean? I ran 16 miles on Saturday (all at once!), my longest run ever, and get this, most of it (13 […]
Wow, I haven’t written anything in a week and a half. Been swamped at work (both at the office and home), but still trying to keep running a priority of course. Don’t know what to say. If you care about my daily workouts you can just take a look at my training log. I will […]
After Fila Relays last year, my takeaway was “No More Races”. After 3M it was “races can be fun!” After Bagelfest it was “Bagels for Everyone!” And now, after Cap10K, I think the motto will be “no whining.” Just run, baby. You get what you get and don’t throw a fit. Speaking of just running, […]
Our perceptions of the world and ourselves are odd. Sometimes what we think happened didn’t actually happen. Sometimes what we feel isn’t based on reality. As I said yesterday after the race, I thought I really sucked. But lets look at the numbers. I know you can prove anything with “facts” and that there are […]
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I wonder, when I look back will the label fit? It doesn’t seem to now. Friday I ran the Swedish Fish cross country 5K. It was difficult and discouraging, but fun and informal. 19:18 on the unofficial course, with the winner running something like 16:10. There were about 20 people on the starting line, including […]
Wilke turned out not too bad. Did ten. Keep saying that the first feels as hard as the tenth, and vice versa. For some reason Gilbert only wanted me to do seven, and I probably should have stopped there, but it’s all the same on that beast. And odd thing, my knee actually feels better […]