Jessica said to me, “maybe he’s just like you, everyone thinks you hate them too.” Yes, it’s tough being an introvert in an extroverted world. Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day … seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs […]

I’ve been wanting to write this for a long time, and this is probably just the summary version, but I really believe that no one knows what the f*** they are talking about. Sure, there is the mathemetician that can explain algebra or whatever, but for most people, including (and especially) so-called “experts”, knowledge is […]

i think i’ve said before that you can gauge my running by my blogging. so what does it mean that i’m making this post …. ? and that it’s so boring? anyway, rather than recap the last month with witty entertaining minutia, here are some snippets from emails i’ve sent to friends who i’ve kept […]

The doctor said, “So how far is a marathon? How many kilometers is it, like 20?” Seriously. And they took eight x-rays of my ankle and knee and said I have a “potential” problem with my knee. Uh…? Oh yeah, they also say there is no stress fracture in the “tib/fib.” I kept telling the […]

People have been asking, so here is an update. Last Saturday (Sept. 15) I felt pain in my left shin during my long run. I should have stopped but I finished the run. I’m stupid. In fact, I hammered the last few miles. Really stupid. The pain was pretty excruciating, but I thought it was […]

I guess there’s only so many blogging words per household, and the other half, the “long-winded blogger,” has been using most of them lately. I guess perfume on the run is preferable to marijuana on the run, which I’ve whiffed a couple times recently on evening neighborhood runs. Thanks to the overwhelming feedback I received […]

First thing, why do women (and men I guess) wear perfume (or cologne) when they go out to run? Ran by several women on the trail this week and it was overpowering. Not helpful when you’re striding by, gulping for air, and you get a mouthful of CASUAL by Paul Sebastian. Geez, it’s almost like […]

8/20/2007 13 easy/hard 3am/10pm MP run in pm, [email protected] 8/21/2007 10 easy 3am/7pm 8/22/2007 10 easy 3am/7pm 8/23/2007 11 hard 2k/4x1k/4×400 8/24/2007 5 easy grind ’em out 8/25/2007 15 moderate good run; tempo in middle; finish strong 8/26/2007 7 easy slow wk total 71 Oh, you want more than numbers? By Thursday I felt like […]