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A bunch o’ pics from Run for the Rub 10K

Photos courtesy of Shannon Johnstone.

Run For The Rub 10K results, new shoe

First, the new shoes: Just kidding. Too pointy. Here they are: The sole is solid hard leather – not flexible at all. That makes for good toe protection. But the foot can move freely, so it’s like landing on a smooth hard surface even on gravel. To keep them from flying off, I have to [...]

Odds and ends list

1. Viper’s toe has healed, which makes sense. I took the pin out of the voodoo doll. Just kidding, I don’t have a voodoo doll. I do have some pins, which around here is what you call an inky writing utensil. Anyway, no more toe injuries for anybody. Since I was the first to break [...]

Contest: The Final Day, and who wants to run the Blue Ridge Relay with me?

Alright, I’m just about ready to call it. I’ve run five days in a row for a total of 27.5 miles. I might go out tonight for the obligatory 2.5, but dang it’s hot. At any rate, I’m feeling good enough to say “I’m back.” I won’t mail the prize until tomorrow, though, because I [...]

Tick, Yack, Toe; updates

Ha ha ha, I slay me. So what’s next – locusts? GI issues? An ear infection? Or, hopefully, smooth sailing? Make your prediction, and feed my self-obsession personality disorder. 1. I’ll consider myself “back” once I have run five days in a row, for at least a total of 30 miles. That’s the misadventure reset [...]