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WtRS Episode 28: JFK from 2011-11-30T14:57:29
The long and the short (mostly long) of it, plus the gory aftermath. Well, perhaps not gory, but definitely a mess. Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Music Network. Tracks used were: 42 shad...
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WtRS Episode 27: Getting (Skeleton) Skary from 2011-11-01T20:42:05
Finishing up the last big week of training with the Skeleton Skamper Half-Marathon…Marathon? Anyway, now it’s taper time! Music on the show comes from my friend Scott Simons, as well as...
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WtRS Episode 26: Lost on the Trails from 2011-10-23T23:48:50
Um…miss me? Well, I’m back, with lots of news to share. Sorry about the wind noise in the beginning… Music on the show comes from my friend Scott Simons, as well as the Podsafe Mu...
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WtRS Episode 24: Embrace the Journey from 2010-10-06T01:54:18
Wrapping my head around a new concept: this is supposed to be fun! Thanks to Stuart (Quadrathon) and Ted (You Don’t Have to Run Alone) for their contributions. Music on the show comes from th...
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WtRS Episode 23: I Love to Go A-Wandering from 2010-09-10T20:22:19
I may just call Fridays “exploring days.” Lots of new places to go and things to see! Thanks to Rick, Frank, and Dan (Running the Golden Years) for their contributions. Music on the sho...
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WtRS Episode 22: Hug‘Em Tight from 2010-09-01T20:59:19
Debating about future races, and then musing about my dad and about my boys’ first day of school. Yay for less running in the pitch dark! Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Music Networ...
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WtRS Episode 21: Family Ramblings from 2010-08-18T21:07:48
Back, after technical issues! My parents are in for a visit, and then I chat with my boys. Thanks to Lisa, James, and Dorothy for their contributions. Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Music...
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WtRS Episode 20: Split Open and Melt from 2010-07-24T23:44:22
I volunteered at a half-Ironman, watching the runners dissolve into puddles of salt, and then I did some sweating of my own. Good ol’ summertime. Thanks to JayDub (BHAG Running) for his contr...
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WtRS Episode 19: Dances with Dirt Devil’s Lake 50K from 2010-07-14T00:34:10
The race is over! Here’s my tale. Also, a bonus lesson to learn: don’t try to go trespassing on your own if you don’t see any little pink DWD ribbons… Thanks to Ted (You Don...
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WtRS Episode 18: Ready, Steady… from 2010-07-07T15:10:36
Almost game day. Ack! I’d welcome any voicemails and comments, especially so I can put them on my phone to play during the hard parts of the race. 262-424-0426 Three days away! Music on the s...
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WtRS Episode 17: Psyched up, psyched out from 2010-07-02T20:46:06
Finished my last big run before Devil’s Lake! Tracks used were: 42 shades of grey – State Unsteady Al Stravinsky – Twilight Run You can subscribe through iTunes or download the show here (mp3...
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WtRS Episode 16: Gooses, Geeses from 2010-06-24T21:50:44
Everything from feathered “friends” to the oldest profession. Tracks used were: 42 shades of grey – State Unsteady Sender – Out There You can subscribe through iTunes or download the sh...
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WtRS Episode 15: Bubble-Wrap Knee from 2010-06-16T17:23:03
I think I need Peter Pan following me around, singing at me to “Think lovely thoughts!” (Picnics! Summer! TRAIL RUNNING! Oh, wait; maybe that’s not the traditional lyric…) T...
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WtRS Episode 14: Oh, gee, it’s up to my knee from 2010-06-07T20:35
First major stumbling block of this training cycle, and it WOULD be the IT band… Tracks used were: 42 shades of grey – State Unsteady Candye Kane – Hey! Toughen Up You can subscribe through i...
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WtRS Episode 13: Small downs, large ups from 2010-05-29T21:42:53
Little irritants and mishaps can’t erase the fun of the huge adrenaline high! Thanks to Bruce (Confessions of a Race Addict) for his contribution. Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Mus...
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WtRS Episode 12: Green Bay, I love you from 2010-05-18T16:00:53
Third time is the charm! Green Bay turned out to really and truly be my “Baby Bear Marathon” – not too big, not too small, just right. Thanks to Jake (Run Like Health) for his con...
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WtRS Episode 11: Pre-Green Bay from 2010-05-14T12:17:18
Putting this up the morning before we head up to Green Bay for my “training run” marathon. Thanks to Doug, Peter (BlackBike), and Ted (You Don’t Have to Run Alone) for their contr...
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WtRS Episode 10: Hulk Smash from 2010-05-05T19:10:23
Good runs go bad, good days follow suit, and sometimes it’s better to be the little bird than the big one. But at least I’m not carrying a metal umbrella in a lightning storm. Thanks to...
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WtRS Episode 9: Rational or Irr? from 2010-04-28T19:03:34
When the film heroine creaks up the stairs to the cobwebbed room with the bloodstains on the door, it’s a safe bet her fears are grounded. Wouldn’t it be nice if the rest of life was so...
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WtRS Episode 8: Questions? from 2010-04-21T19:52:20
I keep on training, and for everything I think I grasp, more questions arise! Thanks to Jeni and Brian (RushRunner) for their contributions. Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Music Network. ...
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WtRS Episode 7: Poor Decision Making from 2010-04-12T21:51:23
I seem to have misplaced my ability to cogitate. Somebody help me look under these sofa cushions? Thanks to St3ven (The Devoted Runner) and Jim (Corso La Meta) for their contributions. Music on the...
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WtRS Episode 6: The One with the Turkeys from 2010-04-07T13:20:05
I’m off exploring! Join me as I run through the rain and on my first real-and-true trail run of the season. There’s even a close encounter of the avian kind… Thanks to Dona for wr...
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WtRS Episode 5: A Bird in the Hand? from 2010-03-28T00:07
In running, as in life, the unfamiliar is somehow more intimidating than the known. Thanks to Ted (You Don’t Have to Run Alone), Christa, and Chris for their contributions. Music on the show ...
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WtRS Episode 4: Seasonal Migration from 2010-03-17T17:41:35
Change of seasons means change of running places. A whole new world is waiting off-road! Thanks to Jim (Corso La Meta) for his contributions. Music on the show comes from the Podsafe Music Network....
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WtRS Episode 3: Perception from 2010-03-11T20:45:51
It’s all in how you see it. Is it spring or is it winter? Is your town lovely or scary? And is that distance doable or an impossibility? Thanks to David (Pehrhynplodder) and Gordon (Run to Di...
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WtRS Episode 2: Drive from 2010-03-03T19:13:53
Where does the best motivation come from? Inside you? From somebody else pushing you harder? From a need to get to the other side of a flock of something terrifying? Thanks to David (Pehrhynplodder...
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What the Runner Saw: Episode One from 2010-02-22T18:51:54
Well, lookee there. A podcast! It’ll be running-oriented, mostly circulating around the things I see on my runs. Since I have a knack for “discovering” weirdness on the run (see: ...
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