Jonathan saw a red fox with a very bushy tail while out on his run this afternoon, emerging from a small wood next to some condominiums in Tuckahoe. It’s only the second time either of us has ever seen a fox around here. Brave little fox. And just now a wild rabbit scampered across our [...]
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Okay, it was a goose. But I couldn’t resist a Joni Mitchell-related pun. Today was my first longish run since the April 6th race. Among the sights today were: Dog Runner Man: A professional dog walker who runs with his charges. He’s usually got four dogs in tow. Last time, it was mid-sized mutts and [...]
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If you tried to qualify for Boston 2008 but missed the qualifying time (or you want to qualify for guaranteed entry into New York 2008), check out this analysis of Boston qualifying times. Among other useful pieces of information, it lists the dozen or so certified US races that had the highest number of qualifiers [...]
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Or a cheap passion? I recently discovered, thanks to Quicken, that we spend around 1.5% of our gross income on running annually. Is that high? Low? It’s more than what we spend on liquor. That’s saying something, right?
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Kastor ran a very smart trials race on Sunday to take spot #1 in Beijing. Hopefully this will teach the commentators that you can’t ever call a marathon at mile 16. And the Boston Marathon was an amazing spectacle, especially the nailbiter women’s race finish — the closest finish in the race’s history. Good analysis [...]
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What the hell is it with squirrels? They are the most impulsive creatures on the planet and exhibit consistently poor judgment. Twice this week, I’ve had to stop the car as a squirrel darted under the wheels. This morning, when I was out for a run, another one ran right up to me and just [...]
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Coming up: the dufecta of big races in Boston. On Sunday all the fast, skinny chicks will toe the line at the Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials to see who gets to inhale coal in Beijing. And on Monday the excitement continues with the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. The trials will be shown live [...]
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I’ve been in Iowa for the past few days. I flew out here on Wednesday to attend to what I suppose is meant when someone uses the term “family crisis.” My beloved 93-year-old grandmother suffered a stroke a little under two weeks ago and she was aiming to slip from this mortal coil, or so [...]
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Nice blog post from blogger Pigtails Flying, on the experience of volunteering at the More race on Sunday.
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I made the “leader gallery” page for the More event. Here’s the link. (Scroll down to see yours truly.) It looks like NYRR figured out that the initial results were bad due to some marathoners running a shorter course (through no fault of their own). There are no photos of those people, and we’re in [...]
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