Didn’t we do this already?
With spring race events being pushed back to fall 2021, it’s all feeling distressingly familiar.
In many ways, this feels like an instant replay of last year. All the big races, and many smaller ones, …
Category: brain droppings
“Sure it was just a race, but sports are not really separate from life, nor is the athlete distinct from the person.”
Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
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Great news for those hoping for a return to new normal in the running world…
Hamburg Marathon To Be Held With 10,000 Runners and Elites on September 13th
UPDATE: Well ok, the running world remained shut down for the rest of 2020. As I write this update to the post (Jan 9, 2021) the pandemic
Random acts of kindness can be a lifestyle [non-running post]
This is a non-running post. I came across this article that I thought was pretty cool, and it especially stood out in our modern landscape of bad news 24-hours 7-days a week. Plus, as I am writing this, Christmas is …
Runners to watch in 2018 Chicago Marathon (w/ updates)
There are a lot of great stories to follow in the 2018 Chicago Marathon. From the return of the pacers, to the inspiring stories of non-elites who are running.
And, of course, there are the elites. Here are five …
3rd Annual T.Rex Stampede Coming in Oct
Plans already being made for a 4th annual event
[Updates follow the original post ]
Ever wanted to run while wearing an inflatable T-Rex costume? Yea, there’s a race for that. It’s called the T.Rex Stampede, and it’s being …
what would hurt more: being gored by a wild animal, or being called a ‘jogger’?
Fox News ran a headline stating a “jogger” had been gored by 2,000-pound bison while on morning run. The victim, 26 year old Craig Neilson, is in training to run an ultra. So, the dude clearly ain’t a jogger. …
