Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

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    The Books I Read in 2012

    Attention conservation notice: this post is long and has nothing to do with working out.  I have kept a list of every book I have read I have read since I was thirteen years old.  Yeah, obsessive record keeping didn’t start with my running log.  Below is a list of every book I read this…

  • Friday Inspiration – The Long Road

    ‘Tis the season to start thinking about goals for next year.  2012 has been a bear for me.  Injuries, a demanding job, and the endless paperwork of a home purchase have seriously cramped my exercise and study regimes.  I am looking forward to putting it behind me and to setting new goals for the next…

  • The Egoist on the Fixed Gear

    Good friend and fellow cyclist Joe over at movement movement wrote a great post about his love for breaking the law on his bicycle.  The article wonderfully captures the romance of fixed gear bike culture in a specific place (New York) and a specific time (the early 2000s) but its conclusion that cyclists in New…

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    The BQ(Q) – Bob D

    Name:  Bob (Subdood on Running Ahead) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 47 Height: 5’9″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 149 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. A little over 2 months ago at the Twin Cities Marathon, Oct. 7,…

  • Keeping My Head Above Water

    What a month.  Day after day, week after week, I’ve barely been keeping my head above water.  Work, then more work, then endless, Kafkaesque red tape around trying to buy an apartment, then more work.  I’ve squeezed in a run everyday, but it hasn’t been easy.  Too many of those days have been one milers,…

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    Alex Honnold, Free Soloing, and the Viewer’s Guilt

    There is a profile of the fascinating climbing pro Alex Honnold up on the Esquire website.  I read it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I’m impressed by Honnold’s climbing prowess, and fascinated by his recent record breaking assents, but on the other hand I worry that by following Honnold’s career, I am risking…

  • Extra-Ordinary Effort

    I had it all planned out.  I’d quit my job, start a foundation to fund the political projects I believe in.  finally get to take structure Hebrew classes, run a hundred miles a week, go out and spend a month in Hueco climbing every day.  Get another degree for fun.  It’d be great. But alas,…

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    A Plan for the Holidays

    Eighty hour works weeks, buying a condo, traveling for the holidays. Excuses, excuses, excuses.  E-fucking-nough.  I’ve got to get a regular running and studying routine going, and its got to happen now.  To help that along I’m taking a page from Runners World and doing a little holiday streak challenge.  I’m committing to running and…

  • The BQ(Q) – Chris H

    Thanks to longtime RA runner Chris for filling this out, I especially liked his thoughts on racing as a skill. Good running, Chris! Name: Chris H Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 37 Height :  5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 180 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a…

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    The BQ(Q) – Don S

    As I have posted more and more of these BQ(Q)s it is becoming clear that the answer people give to the final question is usually the best.  Don’s answer is first rate.  Thanks again for taking the time to fill this out, Don! Name: Don S  Sex:Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 35…