Thirty-some years ago ago, I plugged the time for my most recent 10K into a formula that applied regression analysis to give me a likely marathon time. Which was handy, because it spared me the effort of actually racing a … Continue reading
This really nice article from the Hartford Courant from a while back is about Dennis Lobo, father of Rebecca, UConn Women’s Basketball’s first transcendent star, a class act in every way, and a big, big name in our house. Granby High School has … Continue reading
A chilly morning out there today, and the first time in a couple of years that I’ve been shuffling around in the refrigerated early-morning dark. (Progress!!). I continue to believe that the best things you can wear on your hands for cold-weather running are either those … Continue reading
A little over three miles from our house, well out of town and around a rising right-hand turn on a dirt road, there’s my version of the runner’s perfect hill. The turn comes after a sweet riverside flat that sets you up to launch … Continue reading
Holy moly! I’ve gotten close to the bottom of the barrel in the gradually emptying storage space in Weezie’s room. But the other day, Gold! In the middle of a miscellaneous pile, a letter from Arthur Lydiard, in my mind … Continue reading
Broke the 170 lb. barrier! Weighed in this morning at 169.8 (about 77 kg). That’s down 17 lb. since October, and homing in on my trainer-suggested first goal of 163. The holidays may cause blips, but I think I’m pretty … Continue reading
The big laugh Sunday morning came from the realization that if guys our age had returned to the the house we visited yesterday when we were living there, they would have been members of the class of 1921. Which to us was so … Continue reading
This was refamiliarization day. The college is a lot bigger. Stuff has changed—hard to believe, I know—since the late ’60s and early ’70s. So there was a certain amount of wandering about in amazement. (And there was this: turn a … Continue reading
We were in New Hampshire this past weekend for a not-quite impromptu small reunion of college teammates who mostly hadn’t seen each other for decades. We missed friends who couldn’t make it on short notice, but five of us had a spectacular time. Four … Continue reading
I’ve been going to the gym regularly since my sojourn at Mayo last fall. Six weeks in Minnesota, and now 10 months at home. I’ve been fortunate in my trainers. Especially working with J here, we’ve strengthened my lower back to … Continue reading