Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • BQ(Q) – Sarah

    After I posted about this project on the Runnersworld forums, Sarah was kind enough to respond with her story.  Thanks for taking part, Sarah, have a great run in Boston! Name: Sarah Sex: F Age (at the time of first BQ): 40 Height: 5’7″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): Approximately 120 lbs. At which marathon…

  • BQ(Q) – Doug O

    Thanks to Doug O from my running club the Prospect Park Track Club for responding to the questionnaire.  Doug’s give a great overview of what it was like to qualify for Boston back in the late 80s when everyone was fast.  Thanks again Doug! Name: Doug O Sex:  Male Age (at the time of first…

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    Friday Inspiration – Yurt Dwelling Ultra Runner Fantasies

    Ever have one of those months where you’ve spent so much time in the office that you start to forget what the park looks like?  Where you’re barely squeezing in a run on a treadmill late at night? And suddenly while you’re eating dinner at your desk you find yourself watching a video of a…

  • BQ(Q) Jennifer B

    Name: Jennifer B @jenbolstad Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 35 Height: 5’7″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 128 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. I qualified in my first marathon, New York City, 2011, with…

  • BQ(Q) – Joe H

    Name:  Joe H, joe-26-2.blogspot.com Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ):  37 Height:  5-10 Weight (at the time of first BQ):  164 (ish) At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race.   Wichita, Kansas, October 2003.  3:11   Point to point course…

  • Today

    For the past month my personal projects (i.e. exercise and recreational study) have been in that uncomfortable middle ground of not entirely sucking, but not being very motivating either.  I’ve been running, but only about twenty miles a week.  I’ve been studying, but only sporadically.   I’m doing pushups, pull ups, and handstand training, but not…

  • The BQ(Q) – Darrell R

    Name: Darrell R Sex:M Age (at the time of first BQ): 32 Height :  Six feet one inch Weight (at the time of first BQ): About 160 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a little about the race.   Steamtown Marathon – Scranton Pa.  Fast marathon with net downhill.  This…

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    Friday Inspiration – The Lessons of Play

    Last weekend I went climbing with my young niece.  She took to it immediately.  With little fear, a lot determination, and weighing next to nothing, she did wonderfully.  There were times at the beginning when she got nervous – when five feet off the ground she asked me to lower her down.  But as the…

  • Grinding it out

    As a blogger-nerd birthday present Joe over at movementmovement was kind enough to drive some traffic to this blog.  Thanks Joe. Today is my 38th birthday.  Feels like a good day to take stock.  I’m married to an incredible woman.  I own an apartment I love.  I work, all the time, at a job I…

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    Friday Inspiration: Two Great Climbers

    Last weekend was my first time at the climbing gym in well over a month.  I was a little rusty, but happy to discover that I hadn’t lost all my fitness.  I’ll be back there on Sunday, slowly working my way back up to the level I was at this fall.  I’m involved in a…