Monthly Archives: May 2019

So if you/politicians really care about global warming… The Case for Ditching Air Travel From five years ago: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Diane Leather Breaking the 5 Minute Mile Barrier Today is the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth. More. … Continue reading →

Do you really need 10,000 steps per day? …Do you really need to watch a screen 12 hours a day? Rudy Chapa on The Spirit and Magic of Hayward Field Are we traveling too much? Running Into Obsession: The Church … Continue reading →

Mediocre As A Man, An NCAA Champ As A Woman Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone Marcus Aurelius on Embracing Mortality and the Key to Living with Presence

Just finished Bernd Heinrich’s The Snoring Bird. Fascinating and well done on so many levels. …We also like Why We Run and Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life Now reading Johnny Appleseed: The Man, … Continue reading →

An Athlete’s Guide to Aging Gracefully. Don’t Think Too Hard About Your Foot Strike How to Tell Your Trail Partner to Slow Down Why We Run

David Epstein: You Don’t Want a Child Prodigy Jen A. Miller/NYT: Great Expectations for a Return to Racing. When was your last race? Was saddened to hear so many of my Santa Clarita friends, 60 years and older, no longer … Continue reading →

How Selfie Culture Ruins the Great Outdoors for Everyone Else Lance Armstrong: ‘It wasn’t legal but I wouldn’t change a thing’ …Apparently still unashamed, the poster boy for creepy, bad behavior.

Leaving Depoe Bay. W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running. …Saw him race at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in 1962. Q&A with David Epstein. The case for trying new things. Our new things: xc skiing … Continue reading →

Week That Was. …Don’t miss the story on Angelica Rock. Twitter is a virus of the mind Trail Runners Are Lazy Parasites Interesting throughout: Why I Hope to Die at 75. …Q&A with Emanuel. …Don plans to be racing at … Continue reading →

Daily routines of famous exercisers Hidden Shame — Non-Alcoholic Beer Grows Globally, But What About the U.S.? No alcohol for Don since 12/31/18. Not missed. The greatest long-distance runner you have never heard of Mountains in my hometown, Los Angeles