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Pushing my luck on a hot run
I’ve been busy being a positive influence on the youth. I wanted to get a run in when I got home at around quarter to seven. It was still 95 degrees. I was hungry, and so was Iris. I either a. run right away, in the heat, get food when I’m done, or b. eat, [...]
Randomness, + Overcoming Bias, Part 2
1. Why do all the work of writing a post when someone smarter than me has written what I want to say? For Part 2 of Overcoming Bias, I present You’re Not That Smart. It’s not specifically about runners or shoes or feet, but I think he explains why smart people can turn their brains [...]
I’m turning into a tree.
An oak tree, to be precise. I normally don’t have a problem with allergies, but this year we’re having a record pollen-apalooza. My neighborhood is coated with a green sheen. As are the inside of my lungs and nasal passages. My head is going to explode. From my scattered remains shall sprout little oak saplings. [...]
You know, I learned something today
13 mile Birthday list! 1. Heed: Holy cottonmouth, Batman. I didn’t mind the taste too much, but what did it do to my saliva glands? Sipping in small quantities followed by water is ok, though. Dena, I won’t need the bottles. Thanks, though. 2. LOVE the block shots. Don’t know if they “do” anything, but [...]
Global Warming, My A** 6.66 mile race report
I am running to you from the future. Due to the cataclysmic weather events of March 14, 2010, I was unable to actually run the race until many years later. The planet was buried under a sheet of ice, and for many moons it was always winter but never Festivus. We would still be a [...]
