In January 1997 I ran the best race of my life….
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Sharon Lokedi was the surprise winter of the New York Marathon earlier this month, running 2:23:23 on a day that many runners found too hot. She came into the race as a near-unknown…
Client Chris (no, not me) began 2021 with an ambitious goal: his first marathon. Chris has a strong cycling background, and he had some big bike plans for the year as well.
At 4:06 am last Sunday, Donna and I clipped in and rode into the darkness, up a mile-long hill in rural East Hartland, CT. It was the first of 89 repetitions of the hill for me (embarking on a full Everest)…
For those of us who are fortunate enough to work in education, this is the time of year for new beginnings. Every year (or every semester) is a fresh start, with new classes, different students, and a clean slate. It’s full of opportunities to fix what didn’t work and improve on what did.
Actually, I’m pretty sure Sam didn’t say “freakin’”, but that’s close enough. It was about 20 years ago, I was training with other track-oriented members of the Hartford Track Club and racing a lot at 800-1500-mile. I was in the best shape of my life.