The sometime commenter (and author of my highlighted quote over to the left), Cris/Darkwave, has started a blog. For now, it’s chronicling her journey as an injured runner. Seriously injured. Meaning no running at all. She’s an even more impressive pool runner than I, clocking runs of up to three hours in the pool. I’ve [...]
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My profile of Houston Hopeful Tamara Karrh is up on the Running Times website. This is old news (especially since Tamara already ran the Twin Cities race the article mentions anticipatorily*). But what the hell. I thought it was worth posting for anyone who doesn’t get the print edition. Running Times > Tamara Karrh Training [...]
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I’ll do a writeup on how I spent the earlier part of Marathon Day in New York. But for now, here’s a link to what I did with my afternoon and evening. I spent about two hours with photographer Stacey Cramp, interviewing runners along one of the arteries leading them off of Park Drive and [...]
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Shannon Rowbury, 26, is one of the better known American middle distancers. You’ll mostly see her running the 1500 (where she placed 7th in the 2008 Beijing Olympics) or the mile; although she’s done well at the 3000 (winning the National Indoor Championships at that distance in 2008) and 5000 distances too, as well as [...]
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I need to update the posts on the Faves page with some more recent posts. While I’d like to keep some of the posts that chronicle my athletic failures, mental illness and immaturity, I think it’s time for a little new blood around here. Have I posted something (about me; because it’s all about me) [...]
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Leo Manzano, 26, loves his job. And he’s getting much better at it. This year was a watershed year for Manzano, who specializes in the 1500 (and now the 800 as well) — especially on the European racing circuit, where he racked up one PR after another. His string of great races culminated in a [...]
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My friend Ellen got a mention in the Wall Street Journal today. The article, while in many respects is a great intro to her language project, Words and Worlds of New York, also demonstrates that when you agree to be profiled, you never really know how you’re going to be portrayed to the world. I [...]
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“Don’t sweat the small stuff; focus on your goals; take it day by day; and never doubt that you can do it.” If these aren’t words fit to live by, then I give up. Houston Hopefuls > Julie Wankowski
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I sometimes try my hand at fiction. It’s a huge struggle and I usually end up hating what I’ve written anyway, so it’s a rare outing for me. I was going to start up a separate website for my failed stories. But I already have too many websites to maintain properly and I don’t need [...]
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From my friend TK over at Pigtails Flying: An Open Letter to a Fall Marathoner
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