Tag Archives: overcoming
The Pursuit To Be Better
It shouldn’t be hard. But it is. 600 metres of sprinting along a dirt and gravel path rendered soggy from the day’s sultry deluges. The air is still pregnant with damp. The skies an ominous shade of charcoal. 400 metres in, we reach a clearing in the woods. The dirt, gravel and mud now yield […]
Not Yet Another Statistic
With a jolt I lurch out of bed and stumble to the bathroom. The night is quiet and still but something is not right within me. I check in with D who is yet in the midst of sleep’s blissful stupor. He’s fine. Thankfully. It’s funny how when you love someone your first thought is […]
Running Away…..and Coming Back Again.
For reasons that had more to do with the head and heart than it did with the legs and feet, I found myself limping toward week’s end. It was Friday and I was stressed and exhausted. Further, my running, which has been a traditional refuge was itself becoming a stressor. I have been ramping up […]
The School On The Hill
I approach the school on the hill quietly. My footfalls soft so as not to draw attention to my presence. It is my highschool’s 50th anniversary reunion. In my years at Birchmount Park I was not what you would call popular. On the contrary, as a closeted teenager during the rapidly crescendoing years of the […]
On The Subject Of Hope
A little over a week ago I made a decision. Feeling the drag of being indoors in a gym after a long and dreary winter, I wanted to capitalize on a turn in the weather that was as sudden as it was welcome. I would drop my gym sessions to two a week and for […]
My Life As an Ultra Marathon Runner 
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