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Monday May 29, 2017 was a fine day. Memorial Day, to be exact! I was up early, in order to meet up with the Craig Ranch Running Club and knock out a 7-miler from McKinney to Plano’s veterans memorial. It was also the first day of the Runner’s
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I’m not a fast runner and (these days) not much of a strong one. But I make up for it in creativity & curiosity! Like my 2016 project, where I began to run unique streets in McKinney, TX. Awhile back, I read an article about a New Yorker named
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It was a gorgeous day at White Rock Lake. I was there to run the 2012 Dallas White Rock ‘n’ Roll 5 Mile race. Staged by the Dallas Running Club, it would mark the first time I’ve raced since last December’s Dallas White Rock Marathon Relay. While I
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As a bookend to my first 2012 race, I can now confirm my last event for the year. Last night, I received email confirmation for my entry into the New Year’s Double in Allen, TX. And not a moment to spare for 2012: I’ll be running the half
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I’m registered for the Dallas White Rock ‘n Roll 5 Miler, my first race for 2012. I’m not looking to bust out a PR. Instead, I’m going to run with my friend Tom.
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Proto-clydesdales like myself have a hate-meh relationship with the Boston Athletic Association, which puts on the annual Boston Marathon. It’s been a contributor to a polarization within the running community, a division between elites and turbo-stragglers. The former — runners fast enough to actually qualify for Boston — think that the
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Today it was announced that The Dallas White Rock Marathon was shifting its start/finish from Fair Park to downtown Dallas, specifically near the new Omni Hotel. While such a move will surely please out-of-towners (as it provides start/finish proximity to hotels), this in-tower thinks it sucks. And apparently
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You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond. A wise man once told me that. Several times, in fact. And although I was listening, I didn’t comprehend them until just now. Several nights ago, I had drinks with my head coach Patton, who
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I was sitting in Whataburger, enjoying a post-race reward of beef and fries, when my iPhone chirped. It was a text message from my friend and head coach Patton, asking me if I wanted to run in the morning. I gave him a quick call. “Dude, did you tear up
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My iPhone chirped loudly at 4:00am, one hour before my scheduled wake-up time. I was sleeping on my back; now I was staring at the ceiling of my bedroom, wondering what the fuck was going on. I looked to my left, and Jenn was thankfully still in dreamland. I
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This was the turnaround for my run today. Despite the need to get home, I wanted to keep going forward. Despite the burning pain in my Achilles tendons, weak from lack of exercise and a new style of shoe, I wanted to keep going forward. The fact is, if time
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I ran down Silverado, as I normally do every other morning, working on a routine 40-minute loop. Although a mess of a road to navigate due to sidewalks that alternate sides, I liked running down that street because it was off the beaten path. Quiet and peaceful, and not terribly
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I turned left onto the Katy Trail. Mile 10 out of 13.1. I didn’t need my Garmin to tell me I was running a tad bit behind, less of the pace than my expectations. Even so, I was close enough to my goal that this 2009 White Rock