Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • Hard Reset

    So with E and Anna home from the hospital, I am finally finding a bit of time for exercise. Not much, but some. I haven’t exercised in six weeks. In that time, I lost a whole lot of fitness and gained a fair amount of weight. It isn’t a pretty picture. It is time to…

  • The BQ(Q) – Brian

    Name Brian Sex: Age (at the time of first BQ): 34 Height: 5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Kiawah Island Tell us a little about the race. It was a beautiful course, relatively flat. But the heat and humidity threw me off, being…

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    Your Occasional Stoic: Who decides your worth?

    Go head, keep doing wrong to yourself, my soul; but soon you will no longer have the opportunity of honoring yourself. Every man’s life is sufficient. But yours is nearly finished, and instead of respecting yourself, you place you happiness in the souls of others. -Meditation, 2.6 As with many of the mediations (and with…

  • Akhil Sharma’s Family Life

    Family Life Akhil Sharma A slender, devastating book about family, immigration, childhood, and trauma. I could not put it down. This is the story of the Mishra family, who immigrate from India, full of hopes and ambitions, and fall victim to a terrible, unexpected injury to one of their sons.  The immigration, and the injury,…

  • The BQ(Q) – Tim

    Name Tim Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 53 Height: 5’6” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 150 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Wrightsville Beach Tell us a little about the race. Flat course, small field (about 600), perfect temp 3/2016 at 50 degrees, cloudy, intermittent light…

  • The BQ(Q) – Dorothea T

    Name Dorothea T Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5′ 5.5” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 131 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Fort Lauderdale Marathon 2016   Tell us a little about the race. It was a good race. I had been training for…

  • The BQ(Q) — James Smith

    Name James Smith Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 39 Height: 5 foot 7 inches Weight (at the time of first BQ): 150 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Berlin Tell us a little about the race. I had completed a 23 week training plan. And ran to heart…

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    The BQ(Q) Rob Bond

    Name Rob Bond twitter: @bondrobbond Instagram:@rojobo007 Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 23 Height: 6’1 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 175 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? 2013 Baystate Marathon   Tell us a little about the race. The race went pretty well for me. I was…

  • Hey, So, I’m Back

    Hey, so, I’m back. If you read my posts about the recent birth of my daughter, you’ll know that shits been a bit crazy around casa de Milo. But things are starting to settle back down now into something of a routine. Anna and momma are doing well, and I have not been to a…

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    Our Preterm Baby Part Three: NICU and Beyond

    The NICU at NYU is staffed by incredible doctors and nurses doing everything they can for an array of preterm and ill babies. It’s an incredible place, filled with incredible people. It is also cramped and loud. Monitors are going off incessantly and just about everyone has a worried look on their face. There is…