It was the beginning of November 1982; I had just returned from the Hawaii Ironman and was recovering nicely. I went to a party in NYC thrown by Ambrose Salmini, sport film maker and fellow NYAC Member. Stu Middleman, ultra marathoner extraordinaire and Hawaii Ironman finisher was also at the party. In Hawaii, I trained a [...]
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50 Miles to Poncho Villa’s
Billy Goat 1/2 Marathon
The places running takes you…
I love racing because it takes me places I would normally never venture to… like running with 40,000 others over the Verrazano Bridge from Staten Island into Brooklyn, the energy lab in Kona, the 42nd yard-line of Sun Devil Stadium, the middle of the Pacific Coast Highway, Baltimore Zoo, La Crema [...]
Ironman 70.3 Hawaii
Lyrics from one of my favorite songs by The Hours ran through my mind yesterday throughout the entire race.
“It’s, not, where you are, It’s where you’re going, Where are you going?
“It’s, not, about the things you’ve done, it’s what you’re doing, now, what are you doing, now? “
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxNX5M_XSeA )
Being present is key while [...]