Author: seanv2
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Book Review: Kurson’s Shadow Divers
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II Robert Kurson The story of how a group of amateur divers discovered the wreck of a German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey in 1991. Yes, that’s right, 1991. It’s a pretty…
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The BQ(Q) – Steve
Name Steve Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 32 Height: 5’8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145lbs At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tokyo Tell us a little about the race. Perfect conditions, overcast and cold to start, although it got warm and sunny. Started way back…
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Book Review: Cline’s The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction
The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction Eric H. Cline The title says it all. This introduction is focused on the history of the war itself, and the changing nature of our knowledge of it, and doesn’t spend much time on the literary aspects of the works (Iliad, et al) which have arisen around the…
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The BQ(Q) – Michael R
Michael hadn’t been running for very long when he BQed, but he’d already put in some serious mileage. Thanks for taking the time, sir! Name Michael R. (@TheTerminalMile) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 6’0″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 155 At which marathon did you get your…
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The BQ(Q) – Marina
Name Marina Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5′ 8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 135 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chasing the Unicorn Tell us a little about the race. It was in August of 2015 right at the start of a heatwave…
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The BQ(Q) – Robert
For some of us, a BQ is a life long goal, for others, like Robert, its no big deal. Maybe it helps to have been a D1 swimmer? Thanks Robert for taking the time to fill this out. Name Robert Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 35 Height: 6”1’ Weight (at the…
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Book Review – Diaz’s Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz I’m late to the Diaz game, so probably you’ve already read this. If not, here goes: this is the story of awkward overweight SF fan Oscar Wao and his family. Its also a lot more than that. Diaz uses the Wao family to tell the story of modern Dominican…
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Running Is Practice for Life: Quick Thoughts on How Running Prepared Me for One of My Life’s Most Important Challenges
When E was admitted to the hospital my life went into a complex and stressful period of logistics management, worry, and long, long days. I’d get up, make Levi and myself breakfast, get ready for work, go to the hospital for an hour, go to work, try to focus, leave a bit early, spend another…
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The BQ(Q) – Bob Gottlieb
Name Bob Gottlieb Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 45 Height: 5’8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? CIM Tell us a little about the race. I ran 3:09. Almost exactly even splits. My slowest and fastest miles were only 12…
Milo and the Calf 