The strange saga of racing in a "bomb cyclone" With five minutes to race time, we reluctantly staggered into the pouring rain and howling wind. As we ventured from our safe haven of the Loy Norrix High School lobby, sheets of rain blew across the parking lot, carried by the improbable 50 mph winds. The announcer, already soaking wet and …
Month: February 2019
Fabruary.
As winter drags on with no end in sight, how do we keep hope alive? Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures Winter. I'm over it. Whatever whimsy or curiosity or snowy wonder lingered on past Christmas and into January has been beaten down and snuffed out. In Michigan, we've endured snow storms, ice storms, sudden thaws, …
Positively Unstoppable.
How yoga (and a retired pro wrestler) saved my running streak and helped me own my life. Last week I got a free t-shirt in the mail. Wait, I take that back. It wasn't "free" in the traditional sense. No money changed hands. I paid for it in sweat. I finally crossed the 100,000 point …
Running Jams: Weezer’s “White Album”
Want a hot take? The White Album is Weezer's best album. I realize this statement will be received in exactly two ways: "Are you out of your mind? This is late-career Weezer. This is lightyears away from the Blue Album and Pinkerton" or "What is Weezer?" No matter which camp you belong to, I hope you hear …
Fire and Ice: Running in the Winter
Guest Blog by Jon Schlosser I've run in the fire of July and the ice of January. In wind and sun and darkness and winter. I ran 10 miles during a winter storm warning with a wind chill factor of -13 degrees. Running in frozen tire tracks, lost boot prints. Stumbling at times in the …
A Running Life 