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1000 miles in Prospect Park
Note: Originally written for another blog. Posted here for posterity. The “bearded guy” I have since found out is legendary local ultra runner Lois Rios. Last night, sometime right around the top of the hill, near the great lawn, I ran my 1,000th mile in Prospect Park. Ok, I have probably run more, in the…
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1,000 Miles in Prospect Park
Last night, sometime right around the top of the hill, near the great lawn, I ran my 1,000th mile in Prospect Park. Ok, I have probably run more, in the early days of my running I didn’t keep very good track. When I started running in 2006, I put in my first miles in the…
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The BQ Questionnaire
I think about qualifying for Boston a lot. For some runners, getting to Boston is no big deal, but for me, it is a goal that seems almost out of reach. Sometimes I think I can make it, other times, I think it is too much to ask of my 36 year old, over worked,…
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Where’s Chris Onstad? (UPDATED with answer)
On March 16, the administrator of a Facebook fan community called “Achewood: A Momentary Distraction on the Road to the Grave,” posted a terse update, the first time in over a month anything had been written on the page: “The hiatus is hella lame!” A few dozen people chimed in to agree, with comments like…
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Training Totals 3.20.11
RECAP: Brining back the weekly recap. Not a bad week, definitely better than the week before, but also not the best week possible. As usual of late a combination of injury and scheduling keep me from getting the miles I was hoping for, but I plan to rectify that this week. I have also have…
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No One Will Think About the Beauty of a Kindle in 100 Years
From a 1910 issue of the Mystic Light Library Bulletin of NY. Leave it to occultists to treat books and their book collections with this much respect. -The Filled Slip