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Category: Rants, pontifications and general mayhem

  • What can words say…

    At this point I do not know how many were killed or injured in Boston, or why. I hesitate to put name to the act that tarnished a noble and pure act of humanity. I have been away from all news sources all day. About quarter past three I received a text that a bomb…

  • Good morning Boston Runners!

    I bet you didn’t sleep for shit last night, did you? It’s okay, you don’t need to be fully conscious yet, just get moving. Get your pre-race routine in motion so you don’t fall behind schedule and have a panic attack. Breathe. Remember – Don’t eat or drink anything new before the race. Stop drinking…

  • Boston and the Joy of Running

    I’ve been having conversations with some fellow bloggers from the UK over the past few days. Some are running London on April 21st and others want to run next year. Those who are running are having the same anxiety attacks as many Boston runners are having this morning. Even the elite runners get butter flies before a…

  • Nemo Geddon

    Here in the Northeast we are hunkered down waiting for “NEMO” to come and get us. Does anyone else think it is ridiculous to name a snow storm? The local TV stations are all worked up in a tizzy over NEMO. The Governor has declared a “State of Emergency” and no cars can be on the…

  • Sunday Long Run and my new App

    Sunday Long Run and my New App! As many of you know I have been having on-going problems with my Garmin 410 watch. It froze up before the Derry 16 Miler last weekend, just like it did last year at Great Bay. Now it looks completely dead and the wrist strap is broken. It’s out…

  • Your Footprint

    Are you a runner? Calculate your footprint, learn what you can do to reduce your footprint and what races are doing to go green.

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