On Saturday I went to sign up for the hotel shuttle to take me to the start of the Rock and Roll San Diego Marathon, but it turns out I learned nothing from Rock and Roll Arizona (where we waited too long to sign up for the shuttle and had to take a cab). […]
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Last week ended with a couple more miscalculations for me.
I started out not realizing which portion of South Dakota has Mt. Rushmore, then followed it up by failing math while swimming, then upon arrival in South Dakota I proceed to add an extra 2.5 miles to the Brookings Marathon on Saturday, and then for good […]
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Apparently like most Americans I am horrible at geography. Shelley, Scott, Christopher and I are headed back on the road on Friday to tackle a double marathon in South Dakota on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday. I had sold this trip as a chance for Shelley and Christopher to see Mount Rushmore. […]
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Well we are now three and a half months through 2008 and five marathons have come and gone for me, including my first sub 3:00. I have picked up two new states (Arizona and Washington) and one new country (France). Here is where I have been:
01/13/2008
Rock and Roll Arizona
3:01:30
02/17/2008
AT&T Austin Marathon
2:58:15
03/02/2008
Napa Valley Marathon
3:10:06
03/22/2008
Olympia […]
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“Luna herself is a stern schoolmistress, and those who have lived through her harsh lessons have no cause to feel ashamed” — Professor Bernardo de la Paz addressing the Federated States on Earth after the coup.
In many ways this quote from Robert Heinlein’s 1966 book rings true for me. When I started runnings marathons […]
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