Are you in a giving mood? Do you have extra cash burning a hole in your checkbook just waiting for an opportunity? Do you need to atone for your immoral DNF at your 100 miler this year? (relax, I’m just kidding) Here are some ways to part with your cash – all of which …
A couple of months ago we had some kids over at our house. One of the kids, a 6 year old who we’ll call Joey, wanted us to play a board game with him. We had been told by his mother that he was having issues with losing. He would often pout, cry, and stomp …
This post has little to do with running, but, with my wife in Hawaii soaking up the sun and hanging out with my outlaws, I’ve had a little time to reflect on why she has put up with me for 23 years of marriage plus three years living in sin. So this is what I’ve …
The Pacific Northwest has lost an ultrarunning legend this past weekend. Below is the email Steve Smucker, longtime training partner, sent out to the nwultra list this morning announcing the loss of Dave Terry from Portland, Oregon: It is with great sadness that I post this notice that Dave Terry has passed away. A ten …
There is something magical about running the mile. How many of us ran the mile in high school? OK, maybe you’re dating yourself if you admit to it since most high schools now either run the 1500 or whatever you call the bastardized distance of 1600 meters. From Roger Bannister first breaking the 4-minute barrier …