Milo and the Calf

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  • The BQ(Q) – Luke R

    I love reading everyone’s BQ story, but I especially love sharing the stories from my teammates on Prospect Park Track Club. Congratulations on a great race, Luke! Name: Luke R Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 38 Height: 6 ft 1 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 160 At which marathon…

  • The BQ(Q) – Jane

    Name: Jane Sex: Female Age: 45 Height: 5.4 Weight: 116.8 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time?What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. Melbourne Marathon, Australia 3:53:31 Debut marathon after running 4 half marathons over 18 months. I would have been happy with sub 4:30, I…

  • The BQ(Q) – Lulu Y

    Name: Lulu Y (thelittleyarisdiary.wordpress.com) Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 40 Height: 5’3 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 125 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. I qualified at California International Marathon.  This was my 3rd…

  • Training Totals for the Week Ending 9/28/2014

    Run Miles for the week: 13.1 in 2:06:12 Run Miles for the year: 843.3 Projected total miles for the year: 1131. Run Streak: 3 (13.1 miles)(4.4 / day) Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Number of days until I beat my old run streak: 111 Prospect Park loops for the week: 2…

  • Training Totals for the Week Ending 9-7-2014

    As this website gets more and more traffic, I almost feel bad posting my stupid training totals. But it’s my website and I’ll post about my pathetic running if I want to.   Run Miles for the week: 34.3 in 5:23:45 Run Miles for the year: 774.3 Projected total miles for the year: 1126 Run…

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    On Turning an Ox Into An Antelope

    I come from a long line of oxen. My grandfather John was over six feet tall and tipped the scale at over two hundred pounds of muscle. He boxed in the Irish bars of the Bronx, then settled into a life as a car mechanic and garage owner. He was an ox — the kind…

  • Training Totals Week Ending 8.3.2014

    Run Miles for the week: 25 in 3:44:24 Run Miles for the year: 619.3 Projected total miles for the year: 1046.5 Run Streak: 7 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Number of days until I beat my old run streak: 107 Prospect Park loops for the week: 2 Prospect Park loops for…

  • Book Review: Five Days At Memorial

    We all remember Katrina. The natural disaster of the hurricane, and the piss-poor response from local, state and federal agencies in its aftermath, remains one of the low points of modern America. Like many, I was shocked, and ashamed, that anyone had to live through something so awful. And I was angry that so many…

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    Bridges Project: The Pulaski and the Queensboro

    Every time I head out, this bridge project gets just a little but harder.  The Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges were an easy couple of miles from my home.  So were the Gowanus Bridges.  The Williamsburg was just a little bit further, but well within my running comfort zone.  Now that I’m starting to go a…

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    Your Occasional Stoic: Marcus and the Perfect Mentors

    From Maximus: self-mastery, immune to any passing whim; good cheer in all circumstances, including illness; a nice balance of character, both gentle and dignified; an uncomplaining energy for what needs to be done; the trust he inspired in everyone that he meant what he said and was well-intentioned in all that he did; proof against…