Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • Boston Qualifier Questionnaire – Tim

    Name Tim Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 23 Height: 5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Ventura Tell us a little about the race. Flat out and back course. First marathon but I had done plenty of 20 mile run…

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    Review: Sun Tzu’s The Art of War

    The Art of War Sun Tzu I don’t know. Far be it from me to disparage a classic of Chinese literature, but I was underwhelmed. A series of aphorism ostensibly proving advice on the conduct of a successful military leader, this must read of the management consultant can also be viewed as a general guide…

  • Boston Qualifier Questionnaire — Brent Woodle

    “Strides and Mileage are king” Yep, pretty much. Name Brent Woodle (http://www.woodle.org) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 27 Height: 5’9″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 155 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chicago Tell us a little about the race. I knew from other race distances…

  • Me (in just about a thousand words)

    I was born into a middle class Irish American Catholic family in Bridgeport Connecticut in the 1970s. I grew up mainly in the small town of Rockville, Connecticut in a family with a mother, a father and two sisters. I wasn’t the best student in school, often bored and distracted. I was more interested in…

  • Review: Woodward and Bernstein’s All The Presidents Men

    All the President’s Men Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein I’m as surprised as you are that I never read this book before. Sure, I’ve seen the movie, and know the story, but reading this play by play of how Woodward and Bernstein uncovered the levels of deceit and criminality in the Nixon White House is…

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    Review: Alter’s Irresistible

    Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked Adam Alter This book, on the way smart phones and social media are behaviorally addictive, has led me to a mini-reading binge on the ways technology is changing our behavior for the worst. It’s been a personally transformative little journey that I’ll…

  • The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Brady Bennett

    Name Brady Bennett (www.sub230project.com) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 21 Height: 5’6” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130      At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Multiple BQs NAIA National Track Championships (2009); Cleveland Marathon 2010; Publix GA Marathon 2012 Tell us a little about the race. Both…

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    The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire — Kris Depew

    Name Kris Depew Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 45 Height: 5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 147 pounds At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Vermont City Marathon May, 2015 Tell us a little about the race. Finished in 3:09:43 or so. I was on 3:05 pace…

  • Review: Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress

    Devil In A Blue Dress Walter Mosley The first of the Easy Rawlins novels featuring an unemployed African American factory worker turned private investigator in post-war Los Angeles. A well done, if standard crime novel, which includes the usual characters — the missing woman, the crime boss, the good guy PI forced into morally questionable…

  • The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire – Bob Pollmann

    Name Bob Pollmann Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 53 Height: 5’5’ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 135 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? St.George Marathon Tell us a little about the race. It could not have went any better! I had completed a great marathon training…