2018-05-15 23:04
Sometimes when I’m confused, writing helps me figure out what is going on in my head. After my mom said we should invite my lady runner friend (her name is Jo, I learned at the… Read More
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An amusing perspective on running and life, for runners, dancers and all humans looking to find something to grin about, even when it hurts.
2018-05-08 01:41
I met, or I guess I should say, ran into, this old lady about a year ago. We actually didn’t run into each other, but we did meet running on the bridge near my house. At first, we jus… Read More
2018-04-27 22:51
Walking is the new running. At least for me, for now. After an extended period of self-pity and depression, I dug out my big girl pants. After I washed and ironed them, however, there remain… Read More
2016-10-07 14:44
Graceful should come naturally,
not achieved after grim struggle
but worn with casual chic
like Audrey Hepburn donning a silk scarf.
Elegance too; seemingly easy
and simple—often clo… Read More
2016-09-26 19:22
“There’s a thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die; their silence. -Ben Becht
“It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appre… Read More
2016-06-28 18:16
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Running more than one race in a weekend. Yes, you can do it. It’s fun, different and just t… Read More
2016-06-19 17:50
Do you double or triple dip? No, not the kind involving chips that is socially taboo. I’m referring to running more than one race in a weekend. … Read More
2016-06-15 03:57
If running was scorned,
And people laughed at runners-
I would still go run.
In old clothes, worn shoes,
I sneak out, before the birds
can raise an alarm.
The pre dawn dark cloaks
my lonel… Read More
2016-06-09 20:10
Last things, last times. Some life events are marked by observances or ceremonies so that you remember them as being “the last.” You may recall your last day in… Read More
2016-06-05 21:50
When you say you love running, you create an immediate problem for yourself. Well, you do if make it a public statement. Chances are one of your non-running friends will&nd&hell…Read More
2016-05-31 15:07
{Inspired by the Green Bay volunteers, this is for all race volunteers everywhere: Thank You!}
The volunteers are already at work,
saluting each other as they report for duty.
Their brightly… Read More
2016-05-15 23:12
Ronny tenses his right leg, then starts a controlled, rhythmic jiggle. He’s trying not to distract his three partners at the table.The kid should be turning down Hogan Street toward He… Read More
2016-05-11 21:57
“Chris, come set the table. Are you up there? Chris!”
“On my way, mum,” he responded, vaulting over the bannister to skip the last three steps and slide into th… Read More
2016-05-04 19:53
The other day I was chatting with another runner just before heading out to cover some miles. We were exchanging details of our next marathons: which states, dates, other runners we&rs&helli…Read More
2016-04-20 21:32
That feeling you get when you say good-bye to friends or family. It’s as if you swallowed a cantaloupe whole. That sense of being just a step behind the rest of the world… Read More
2016-04-12 21:59
By now, I’ve read countless articles that advise me every run should have a reason. While I do indeed have a purpose for my runs, I don’t think my sense of purpose is… Read More
2016-03-29 15:54
Strickland Creek
She ran a marathon Saturday. It was a good one. She enjoyed the course, learned about a part of Florida she hadn’t visited before, and skipped in under 3:… Read More
2016-03-23 18:32
Drivers, hungry and bored, clamber home over the bridge
in congested lines. Tree swallows distract and amuse,
swooping and gliding along the river: glinting arcs
in their own supper quest… Read More
2016-03-20 22:05
This weekend blossomed with friendship and the promise of spring everywhere I looked.
Here’s a bouquet of some of the lovely things I want to share:
A dad of a newborn… Read More
2016-03-11 21:18
I live in a beach town, only not anywhere near the ocean. My mom and my brother and I have a dumpy little two bedroom house that my mom says “we’re lucky to have because: one, it… Read More
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