Monthly Archives: September 2018

Weekend, 9/29-30/18

Jen A. Miller/NYT: What Not To Do. And more. Who Lives and Who Dies After Climbing Accidents Video: Free Solo with Alex Honnold How should we judge appeals to identity More on the 50 Must-Read Books. My lady writes: “I … Continue reading

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Friday, 9/28/18

Are you/Don a nightmare customer? Perhaps not, but who doesn’t brag about a purchase of the best product at the lowest price? 50 Must-Read Books on America, Categorized by State. I’ve read at least half. No stinkers. Will look today … Continue reading

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Thursday, 9/27/18

Week That Was Boys don’t read Born to sit? About your service snake News you can use! Should You Run or Freeze When You See a Mountain Lion? Dress code?

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Wednesday, 9/26/18

Roger Robinson on The Remarkable Ron Hill. …The British version of our Mark Covert. …Back when, barefoot racing in cross country was the norm. In 1961 and 1962, Don and most raced barefoot on the two mile cross country course … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 9/25/18

Four decades later: Animal House Bravest and craziest: Alex Honnold the morning shakeout …Don’t miss the link to Kipchoge-12 reasons. More Young People Are Dying From Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide. …And with sharp rise in obesity, U.S. life expectancy is … Continue reading

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Monday, 9/24/18

About heart health. Here. …And here.

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Weekend, 9/22-23/18

People Actually Like You How to live better. Hiking with Nietzsche Reading now: How To Live. I’d rather hike with Montaigne. Jen A. Miller/NYT: 100 Mile Luck Daily Emerald story on the Bill Dellinger Invitational

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Friday, 9/21/18

Portrait of a Master. More about Kipchoge. He’s a reader. Today is the Bill Dellinger Invitational. The University of Portland, a small Catholic school, is highly ranked. We also plan to attend Tracktown Tuesday to hear Dick Fosbury, a track … Continue reading

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Thursday, 9/20/18

Q&A with Jordan Hasay …”We’re really working on my hip extension. I’m trying to open up my hips,” she says. Any coach ever tell you to do that? If you’ve ever seen Don run, that would be an obvious recommendation, … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 9/19/18

Week That Was Michael Joyner: Why Kipchoge’s spectacular Berlin run sets the stage for faster marathons So just thinking about #kipchoge’s 2:01:39 yesterday, hear me out: The diffs between 2:01:39 & say, 2:03:10 like Kipsang, Mutai etc have run is … Continue reading

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