Splashback
Splashing back through time.
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A Day with Hank
Years ago, when we lived in a much smaller house, my collection of baseball memorabilia was relegated to a handful of boxes. Two houses, two kids and four dogs later, […]
Fezziwig’s Window
I was 17, a senior in high school and spending my first Christmas with my driver’s license. It was sometime after dark on Christmas Eve, my favorite day of the […]
100 Mile Challenge: 100.2 Miles – Done
I met the challenge of 100 miles before the end of the year, today, with 18 days to spare. While I am happy about it, I did fail at the […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 55.23 – 71.00, Injury and Back at It
With my tail between my legs, I am back. I got hurt on my last run at the beginning of October. I was pissed in my stupidity of how I […]
The Desert Mirage of Ellis Island
When I was a child, one of my strongest memories is the weekend of the 4th of July, 1986, Liberty Weekend, when there was a grand celebration for the 100th […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 53.73 – 55.23 – Open Rebellion
Andrea asked me how far I planned to go today and I told her I’d see how far my body would take me. That was exactly 1.5 miles. And it […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 47.53 – 53.73 – Halfway Through
Today was a big day in terms of running for me. Over a month ago I signed up for a virtual 10K with the intention of running it sometime before […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 42.53 – 47.53 – No Excuses
I had wanted to watch some football this afternoon and take care of a few things around the house. Instead, I went out for a five mile run as my […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 40.5 – 42.53 – Excuses
I went to bed last night thinking I would run five miles this morning. Instead, I ran just two miles. While they were a really good two miles, I was […]
