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The reality is that despite whatever emotions we may have for the mountains and their environment, they are in fact unfeeling objects and they follow the natural rules of physics which are not always benevolent toward living creatures, great or small.
I love running at night. Because of the silence, the magic. You see things completely differently. It’s a deep source of relaxation and creativity, turning the world upside down.
I cannot overemphasize the ameliorative impact of a new doctor actually listening to me. Like a effective placebo.
A myth is like a PED for a legend and Steve’s actual accomplishments should suffice.
When I first saw Tom’s inscription in the press room at the Copley, I admit, I was somewhat taken aback. He doesn’t know the half of it and half of what he knows is wrong.
It’s hard to picture Pre running a marathon, the lack of patience and the way he would thrash himself in shorter races makes me think he’d have absolutely blown up and staggered home in a marathon at least once, but who knows. – Waffle Iron, LetsRun.com The Golden Anniversary of The Great One’s passing. The…
When you watch track and field for the first time, you may wonder why the sprinters seem about to punch someone – okay, milers, too – while meanwhile the pole vaulters are all hugging one another. The latter have learned a lesson – you compete against the event, not against each other. You can learn a lot from track & field. About yourself, if nothing else.
If you haven’t already discovered this book, this may be the greatest track biography ever written. I don’t think Kenny Moore could have touched this. I am only 50 pages into it since I read it only at breakfast, but this is fantastic.
Not so fast, my friend.
Mrs. Slaney’s birthday, my knee blew up again and I cannot stand on my own two feet. Going on a month now, too depressed to write and hard to find a comfortable position to compose. Tough times. Then I get on social media and hello, it’s Benji Durden’s birthday. He always manages to cheer me…
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – Nelson Mandela 2015, I wrote You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no real joy in living your whole life stuck to the ground. Try flying. 2025, older now. I could more easily fly today than…