Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

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    Your Occasional Stoic – we’re always “too busy”

    From Alexander the Platonist: rarely, and never without essential cause, to say or write to anyone that ‘I am too busy’; nor to use a similar excuse, advancing ‘pressure of circumstances’ in constant avoidance of the proprieties inherent in our relations to our fellows and contemporaries –          Aurelius, Meditations, 1:12 Alexander the Platonist was for…

  • The BQ(Q) – Ron

    Name: Ron Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 56 Height: 5”10” Weight (at the time of first BQ):158 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Fox Valley Marathon, St Charles, IL 3:37:38 How long had you been running when you ran your first BQ? 23 years Did you run in college or high…

  • Training Totals – 10/1-10/7

    Numbers 10/1-10/7 Total Hours of Exercise: ~3:30 Running : 11 miles in ~1:50:00 Cycling: 0 Strength and Flexibility Time (stretching, lifting and bodyweight work): 00:1:00 Climbing ~1:30:00 Other 0:00 Hebrew Study Time: 0:15 Comments: This was suppossed to be a rest week, but then, being me, I set up a ton of goals for the…

  • The BQ(Q) – George

    Name: George (MarathonGeorge) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 54 Height: 5”10” Weight (at the time of first BQ):150 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chicago 2009 Tell us a little about the race. I was lucky, perfect weather conditions, cold at the start and I was freezing as soon as I stopped running.…

  • Friday Inspiration – Limits?

    There must be some limit to what we can do.  Surely our ability to run fast or climb hard has some outer edge beyond which the laws of physics will not allow us to go.  Whatever that is, we haven’t reached it yet. This week, Adam Ondra set a new standard in sport climbing by…

  • The BQ(Q) – Keith A

    Thanks for taking the time to fill this out, Keith! Name: Keith A Keith’s Running Life Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 53 Height: 6’ 0 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 163 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a little about the race. Hartford Marathon. It is mostly flat and straight.…

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    Phil Coppess – hero to working stiff runners

    Its marathon season, which means the New York Times is once again including some running coverage in its sports section.  Today, there was a great little article about Phil Coppess who has held the Twin Cities Marathon course record for over twenty years with a time of 2:10:05.  The article is good read for all…

  • The BQ(Q) – Paul F

    Paul F has a story similar to mine including a long road to a BQ. Paul was kind enough to include a race report of his BQ race in his response. Thanks for taking part, Paul! Name: Paul F Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 54 Height:  6′ Weight (at the time of first BQ):…

  • The BQ(Q) – Dave E

    Name:  Dave E / www.beachesrunner.com Sex: M Age (at the time of first BQ): 42 Height:  6′ 1″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 195 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race.  Mississauga – 3:19:10 Spring Race, 16 minute PB How long had you been running when…

  • Studying in Public: Keeping My Nose in the Books on the High Holidays

    One of the leading scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls prays at a modern orthodox synagogue I have attended on occasion.*  While he prays, he keeps open before him a number of books – midrashim on the Torah and Talmud, I believe.  When there is a break in the service, he turns to his other…