Archive For The “Running Free” Category
Where there is a will, there is a limp. – Barker Ajax I would have a great collection of running shoes, if I still had all my running shoes. But I don’t. I owned a running store, for goodness’ sake. A running magazine. All the companies rained free gear on me, The World’s Slowest Professional…
I can’t run but I have Cole Hocker’s hair and Matt Centrowitz’ attitude. Love it when Centro chats, love it when Cole goes ‘shoosh.’ In a swoosh. Forty-Five Days (As Fast As Cole Hocker) Just back from foot surgeon’s office. Buxom redhead who did the x-rays hasn’t been vaccinated. I didn’t ask, why not? The…
“I will do it. Just not now.” I will do it. Just not now. That’s what Dr. Joan Ullyot said to me the last time we talked. And now I will have to induct her into the Original Gangsters of Running without her help. And she was great at helping. Dr. Joan Ullyot, born 07/01/1940,…
When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring out how to excel. – Deena Kastor I won’t be going to the 2021 Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Worse still, I will not be meeting friends, new and old, at the Wild Duck. So you can stop asking if…
“She was the women’s marathon world record holder in 1971. She was the first woman to break 2:50 in the marathon.” – 1988 RRCA Hall Of Fame When did you start running and why? My mind and body are so connected I have a hard time not remembering the ugly parts of my life when…
“All I want to do is speed, speed.“ 1979 Cascade RunOff 15K. Coming back into town, it’s downhill, and I ran my fastest five kilometers ever. Distinctly remember there was a headwind and so I instinctively tucked in behind the runner ahead of me. I recognized the back view of Miki Gorman, she was famous…
Fight or flight? If I had wings, there’d be no choice. But since I don’t have wings, I have to rely on my cape, and a long running start. – Jarod Kintz Running is freedom. And nobody’s free, if you are scared. Run bravely. My advice? Day do run run, day do run run. And…
You don’t want anybody walking into your house and taking a Gatorade out of your refrigerator, you’ve got to get in there and protect it. – Tyson Chandler by Paul C. Maurer Gatorade. Lemon-lime. That was my flavor. The color was pea-green. The container was a thirty-two ounce glass jar with a twist-off lid. Forty-five…
I was a grizzled 26-year-old married veteran when I ran my first marathon. I was a month older when I ran my second, the 1973 Boston. A tough day and I distinctly remember I felt more manly for having finished. And survived. Even if I did throw up the beef stew. More ‘manly.’ What an…
Age is not the flight of years; it is the dawn of wisdom in the mind of man. – Joseph Murphy I remember he was not fashion conscious. Remember we were at a race, could’ve been the Avenue of The Giants marathon. The tiptoe through tall timber. I was complaining as usual about that last…