This post is about listening to that little, insistent voice that tells you where you should go. And also one other thing. Last summer I was pulling out of a year-long tailspin that included (not necessarily in order of importance): race failures, a horrible running injury, my coach moving away, a bad bout of major depression [...]
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It’s not the most important thing right now. Jonathan said to me the other day, “You seem fairly content with your running.” I thought this was funny since I’m sort of injured at the moment. I’m still trying to get my left hamstring and my right Achilles to calm down. Fortunately, I can run through [...]
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I now officially have too many websites. Last night I launched Modern Stories, the home of the storytelling me (not me). I’ve also created a Facebook page for this new venture, although right now it’s a little sparse. Long-time readers of this blog will recognize some pieces that have appeared here over the years. But, [...]
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Like lots of people, I have a blog. In my case, it’s blog about running, but I write a lot of posts that have nothing to do with running. Much of my personal life is chronicled on my blog. Most recently I’ve posted about how my father died in a car accident in mid-January and [...]
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Today you’ll hear about what my father was like as a brother, colleague, friend and husband. I thought I’d start things off by talking about what he was like as a dad. What I remember most about him as a kid was that he was always trying to entertain us. For example, he sang in [...]
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How long is a month? It’s a long time. But it’s also not long at all. What’s the difference between grief and depression? I can’t actually tell the difference right now. Is there anything good about death? Nope. Really? Okay, maybe it’s not all bad. I found this interesting quote from from Ann Lamott’s memoir [...]
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This year was not about racing, training, injury or mileage. It was about survival, observation, change, trust and taking risks. I ended 2010 with some resolutions. I didn’t do half bad at sticking to them. With the exception of Facebook. January I started the year by attempting to let go of all plans and expectations. [...]
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This week I focused on just keeping mileage up and recovering from Saturday’s race. The weather was also not great this week, with rain and/or wind. I had a track workout scheduled for Wednesday but it was pouring all day so I ended up modifying plans and relying on the treadmill. I originally planned to [...]
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(Warning: Non-Running Post) I was going to wait until New Year’s Eve to write my “what happened this year” post. I’ll still write one. But I thought I’d get a jump on writing about one aspect of what was a terrible-yet-wonderful year. In the fall of 2010, while attempting to stay in shape as I [...]
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“are you old when you’re 46″ Yes. And. No.
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