This is what Jonathan said to me about a week ago. I was sick, still feeling like a half-crippled rhino when I did make attempts to run, and reviewing a list of unappealing, far-flung marathons in April. That fellow gives good advice sometimes. I’m listening to him, for once. I’ve got no marathon plans whatsoever. [...]
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Here’s an opener that should score 4,000 on the Pretentious-o-meter: I was reading some Kafka last night. Yeah. I unearthed The Complete Stories, a book I bought while in high school when I went through my philosophy phase, and looked up a story called “A Country Doctor.” That story was referred to in an article [...]
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Since the freelance work is light right now and I’m not going anywhere for the holidays, I’ve decided to clean out my office (which is really just our second bedroom) once and for all. I have piles of paper that are four years old. I have computers that, if they were human, would be in [...]
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I’m on Day 10 of The Cold. This one’s a nasty strain. Oh, it’s nasty, people. It starts with an incredibly sore throat, blocked sinuses and feeling run down. That goes on for about six days. Random bouts of upset stomach are thrown in just to keep things interesting. Then you get a few hours [...]
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It’s a Saturday morning in September and for the last hour I’ve been staring at the back of Khalid Khannouchi’s head. We’re being coached through a workout in the deep end of a 25m pool in Briarcliff, New York. Directing us is Sandra Khannouchi, Khalid’s coach, manager and wife of over 14 years. She’s in [...]
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2010 was a great year for 5000 meter specialist Molly Huddle. In February she placed second in the USA Cross Country Championships behind Shalane Flanagan, then garnered another second place behind Lauren Fleshman at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines in June. Both could be considered breakout races, but the best was [...]
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I have a giant list of writing-related project to dos (plus some podcast prep stuff). But most of them are so daunting. I haven’t got it in me today. This fucking head cold is still here. It abated for a bit last night, but it’s back with a vengeance this morning. I spent three hours [...]
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With apologies to Blossom Dearie. The hunt is on for a spring marathon. Not just a “spring” marathon, but a marathon that takes place sometime between the dates of April 1 and May 1. Before that is too early and after that is not workable for reasons of familial commitments. So, okay, an April marathon. [...]
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Tonight at 7PM ET we’ll be discussing cold weather running. Sure, it’s not NY-based. But whatever. Join us!
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HAVE A COLD STOP THROAT ON FIRE BRAIN NOT WORKING STOP I BLAME GYM GERMS STOP RAN 8:40S MON AM BEFORE COLD HIT FELT GOOD STOP NUTRITIONIST SAYS EAT MORE, EARLIER STOP NO APPETITE NOW – SIGH STOP BEHIND ON EVERYTHING STOP MORE SOON STOP
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