April, 2015. The Boston Marathon. On Bob's race day it was 40 degrees and raining with meaty gusts of wind. I could end this horror story right here, couldn't I? I mean, imagine: Running twenty-six point something miles drenched and cold and getting buffeted by wind. By the time you're running the Boston though, you've …
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Boston or Bust!
If you are a running aficionado, you know that the race of races, the Boston Marathon, is the pinnacle running experience. But the Boston Marathon isn’t open to just any biped with a set of sneakers. The price of admittance is to have previously run a marathon in lickety-split time, a qualifying time that is …
Running. Literal Running. As Opposed to the Usual Figurative Running.
Running the zoo race today, my first 5K. My goal is to keep up with Gabriel. This has me thinking of the goals and benchmarks we set up for ourselves. It is good to have extrinsic motivators. I like to use them for academic purposes too. Things like spelling bees or speech events-- any platform will serve …
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KL Griffiths 