Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • The BQ(Q) – Serguei A

    With the Boston Marathon happening this week, there’s been a renewed interested int he BQ(Q) project. I appreciate Serguei taking the time to add his story! Thanks, Serguei! Name: Serguei A Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 38 Height: 5’11 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 150lbs At which marathon did…

  • Totals for the Week of April 20, 2015

    Run Miles for the week: 29.7 in 4:41:12 Run Miles for the year: 466.5 Projected total miles for the year: 1562.1 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles 42.3/6 Run Streak: 0 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until I beat my old run streak: n/a Prospect Park loops for the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 4.12.2015

    Run Miles for the week: 42.5 in 6:38:48 Run Miles for the year: 439.8 Projected total miles for the year: 1558.5 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles 42.1/6 Run Streak: 8 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 1 Days until I beat my old run streak: 106 Prospect Park loops for the…

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    Some Quick Thoughts on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

    You know those books where you start reading and there, in the very first pages, is a phrase you just have to underline or copy out? It’s so perfectly done, you need to honor it. But then you keep reading, and just a page later, there’s another perfect sentence. And then another. Now you’re underlying something…

  • Training for the Week Ending April 5, 2015

    Run Miles for the week: 37 in 6:06:08 Run Miles for the year: 394.2 Projected total miles for the year: 1514.6 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles 42/6 Run Streak: 1 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until I beat my old run streak: 113 Prospect Park loops for the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 3.29.2015

    Run Miles for the week: 35.5 in 5:30:21 Run Miles for the year: 357.3 Projected total miles for the year: 1465 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles 42/6 Run Streak: 1 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until I beat my old run streak: 113 Prospect Park loops for the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 3.22.2015

    Run Miles for the week: 18.5 in 3:04:48 Run Miles for the year: 321.8 Projected total miles for the year: n/a Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles n/a Run Streak: 0 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until I beat my old run streak: 114 Prospect Park loops for the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 3.15.2015

    Run Miles for the week: 37.4 in 5:53:37 Run Miles for the year: 303.3 Projected total miles for the year: 1476.1 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2k run miles 41.3/5.9 Run Streak: 6 (6.2/37.4) Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 2 Days until I beat my old run streak: 108 Prospect Park loops for…

  • Friday Video: The 1991 Ironman world Championships

    Some dude on youtube has posted a bunch of old videos of NBC’s coverage of the Ironman world championships in Kona. Being a bit obsessive, I’ve started watching them in order during my Wednesday night treadmill tempo runs. Here’s the 1991 edition with Mark Allen, Paula Newby Fraiser and John Tesh narrating! 1991 was smack…

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    Interesting Gers: Jamaica Kincaid

    This week’s interesting ger is Jamaica Kincaid, African American novelist, big time gardener, and convert to Judaism. Kincaid, who is probably most famous for her novels Lucy and Annie John, hasn’t spoken much in public about her conversion. I read a number of pieces by Kincaid in college, but never once heard she was Jewish…