Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • The BQ(Q) – Josh R

    Name Josh R Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 25 Height: 5’11” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chicago Tell us a little about the race. Started out to hard and hit the wall big time How long had you been…

  • 100 Days of Milo: Day 19 — Classical Sources of the Milo Stories

    This website as you may have notices it called Milo and the Calf. That’s after the story of the legendary wrestler Milo of Croton and his allegedly strength training regime of carrying a calf on his shoulders everyday, until it became a bull. A fairly significant number of people find this site because they’re googling…

  • The BQ(Q) – Heather

    I really enjoyed this BQ(Q) from Heather who qualified after running over 20,000 miles. Thanks, Heather for taking part! Name Heather Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 29 Height: 5’3” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 138 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chickamauga   Tell us a…

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    The BQ(Q) – Lisa

      Name Lisa Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 46 Height: 5’7″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 110 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? NYC marathon 2005   How long had you been running when you ran your first BQ? 7 years Did you run in college…

  • 100 Days of Milo: Day 18 — Your Occasional Stoic

    While I’m interested in the classical world in general, I’m really interested in a few specific sections of it: Hellenized Judaism, the birth of Christianity, and stoicism. Though it may be a, I find great comfort in stoic philosophy and from time to time I annotate quotes from the great stoic works for fun. You can see…

  • BQ(Q) – Frank

    Wow, here’s a cool and mysterious one which came in through the online form. Frank was an all American cross country runner and pro triathlete in the 1990s. Here he shares his story of the first time he qualified for Boston. Frank didn’t give us his last name, but I’m definitely curious to learn more.…

  • 100 Days of Milo: Day 17 — Classics

    The homepage of sorts for my various interests in the classics is here. On this page, you’ll find a guide to my own writing on classics (including the occasional stoic series, and the amateur classicists series). You’ll also find links to the web pages I often visit for my own edification. Fun for the whole…

  • The BQ(Q) – Matt

    Name Matt Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 31 Height: 6 feet Weight (at the time of first BQ): 168 lbs At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Rock n Roll New Orleans Tell us a little about the race. Perfect weather. 48 F at start. Felt great. Ran disciplined…

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    Review: Warrick’s Black Flags: The Rise of Isis

    Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Joby Warrick First books about major events and movements are usually a bit thin and haphazard (Taliban is an exception). In the first year or so after a major event occurs such as a terrorist organization taking over vast amounts of one of the most contentious areas in the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 1.18.2016

      Run Miles for the week: 26.6 in 4:34:54 Run Miles for the year: 74.3 Projected total run miles for the year: 1546.8 Miles per day/week to reach 2016 miles 5.6/39 Run Streak: 18 Run Streak Mileage: 80.3/4.5 One that were just one stupid mile 1 Days Until I Beat My Old Streak 96 Bike…