Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

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    Your Occasional Stoic – Friends, Teachers, Children

    From Catulus: not to spurn a friend’s criticism, even if it may be unreasonable complaint, but to try to restore his usual feelings; to speak of one’s teachers with wholehearted gratitude, as is recorded of Domitius and Athenodotus; and a genuine love from children. -Meditations, 1.13 My notes tell me* that the Catulus who Marcus…

  • Cycling 500,000 miles?

    I’ve written about running legend Amby Burfoot’s website 100k lifetime miles before.  Burfoot keeps a sort of unofficial record of runners who have logged at least 100,000 miles in their lifetime.  It’s an impressive list.  Running 100,000 miles takes incredible dedication and years upon years of consistent mileage.  I started way too late in life…

  • Let’s talk about me.

    It’s a Friday in late August and for once, my office is quite.  I don’t expect this to last.  I actually expect my boss to return from a meeting at any moment and ruin my weekend.  But for now, its slow, and I thought I’d reflect on the year so far. My personal life is…

  • Friday Inspiration – Seventy Years Old and Getting It Done

    Here’s  seventy year old athlete  Jack Arnow doing handstand push-ups and muscle ups at seventy years old.  If he can do this, what’s stopping me?

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    Some Quick Thoughts On Never Being A Very Good Climber

    I’ve resigned myself to never being very good at rock climbing.  I’m too old, too fat, and have too little time to devote to the sport to ever climb at a high level.  But that’s ok, I still love it. With my schedule, I’m lucky if I can get to the climbing gym once a…

  • The BQ(Q) – Matt L

    Name: Matt L Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 22 Height: 5’11 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 155 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. I ran the 2013 Pittsburgh marathon in 2:46. The course is a bit…

  • The BQ(Q) – Clara

    Clara represents another first for the BQ(Q), she’s the first women in the 50 – 54 age group to respond.  Thanks for taking part, Clara, and congrats on your BQ! Name: Clara Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 54 Height: 5’2” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 123 lbs At which…

  • The BQ(Q) – John

    Name: John Sex: male Age (at the time of first BQ): 35 Height: 6’1″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 154 pounds At which marathon did you get your first BQ?  What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. 1995 Disney Marathon 2:40 Started out conservative with first two miles over…

  • The BQ(Q) – Lauren R

    Name: Lauren R  (twitter.com/lrainsfo) Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 25 Height: 5’4” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. The Toronto Goodlife fitness marathon on May 5th 2013. It was my…

  • The BQ(Q) – Alex H

    A couple of firsts today, I think Alex might be the first person to qualify at a 24 hour event (though he was doing the marathon).  Thanks for taking part, Alex! Name: Alex H Sex: M Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5’8” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130lbs At…