the amazing hip

superheroes, ho!

jeff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:45:06 +0000

i put the call out a couple of weeks before halloween this year, hoping that i could get a cadre of goofy super heroes to come out and join my on my annual amazing hip run. in addition, i wanted to get multiple video cameras out there so we could do a good job of [...]

schrödinger’s nipples

jeff — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:23:22 +0000

running at 5am produces a variety of conversational results. mix together the spectrum of people that show up to run at zero-dark-thirty in the morning, the early morning fatigue that usually accompanies the participants of such early events and the mental tunnel that is generated by running for hours in a bubble of headlamp [...]

these days

jeff — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:01 +0000

i’ve been out of the road racing scene for a couple of years now. i think my last road marathon was boston in 2007. that’s over two and a half years ago. true, i’m putting in some more road miles these days so i can run santa barbara w/ gumbyhead in december, but, these days, [...]

happy when it rains

jeff — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:18:37 +0000

i met with the president of the company i work for yesterday and got the final word on whether or not i’d be able to work remotely on a permanent basis. the answer was no. after asking around a bit, i figured out what the real reason behind the decision was and knowing that it [...]

running through hell

jeff — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:09:12 +0000

i could swear that my ipod shuffle is sentient. that thing constantly offers up songs that are apropos to the situation. maybe it’s that the mind grabs on to lyrics that fit the situation, but whatever the case it tends to be a source of distraction and motivation when the going gets tough.

and, it did. [...]

needle in a haystack

jeff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:16:16 +0000

tuesday night, i was sitting at home and cell phone started roaring at the family [i have a home made sassquatch ring tone. don’t ask. i’m silly]. it was a trail running friend, molly, with news that a gal from our trail club, gina, had gone missing. gina had set out with her brother-in-law on [...]

home

jeff — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:02:49 +0000

we’re back home after a two week stint up in coarsegold. it was vacationesque, but the real intent of the trip was for me to test out the feasibility of working remotely on a permanent basis. when we headed out for the trip up north, both smsmh and i were sitting at 80/20 against moving [...]

telling stories

jeff — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:29:24 +0000

jank, one of those creeps friends that i’ve met through the internet, posted something that resonated with me. read what he wrote; read what he linked. it’s brilliant stuff. and, to follow his lead, here’s what’s in my keyboard:

with my grandfather’s death last week, i was reminded of all the trips we used to make [...]

eh, what’s up, doc?

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:44:08 +0000

runners love tmi stories.

think back on your last group run. there was at least ONE story told about bowel movements, snot rockets or peeing on your shoes. it happens and us runner types throw decorum out the window when discussing it in great detail with our fellow runners. over the course of the last few [...]

old blankets and vacations

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:19:26 +0000

my grandfather is sick.

well, sick isn’t the right word. he is shutting down. after nearly 90 years on the planet, his earth suit is getting ready to shed it’s mortal coil. after a series of physical complications and surgeries, it’s been determined by the doctors [and my grandfather, as well] that he’ll be gone within [...]