John and a group of volunteers put together a great fund raising 5k in Foxboro, Ma. that I ran on May 30, 2009. They had over 900 runners and walkers. Two of the runners were local fire fighters, Ed and Paul. These guys ran wearing the fire fighting pants and suspenders you see them wearing […]
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What you are seeing here is something me and my ego had to “get over” a couple years ago. You see, after I ran across the country in 1978, I continued to run. My running at that point was by myself and continued to be that way for almost 3 decades. Finally a few years […]
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For me this is a wonderful entry into my blog. The picture on the right was taken 31 years ago when I had reached Denver, Co.. In the picture are David Morley, myself, Jack Farrar, and Millie?. It was June 14, 1978. That night I stayed with Dave, his wife Susan, and his family. One […]
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Two pictures here from the Monson, Ma. half marathon & 5k show two ends of the race organizing spectrum. The picture on the right shows three people that have shown up on race day, run, had some energy replenishing food and drink and are now sharing stories of the race. On the left, two of […]
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The “Canal Digger’s” race in Worcester, Ma. went from 160 or so runners in their first year to over 700 in the second year. When I ran across the country 31 years ago the knowledge of nutrition was not what it is today. I was told by a nutritionist and a bio-mechanics professor that a couple […]
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Four new friends made at the CVS Caremark 5k in Providence, RI in Sept 08. The picture with three of us is me with a father and daughter that ran the race. I was #1963 but showed up as an “unknown runner’ on the results listing. But the sun, food, music, and new friends were […]
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These are the people that inspire me. The ones that are in their 70’s and 80’s that have chosen to grasp life and stay healthy. This is a man finishing a 5k in Wakefield, Ma. last year in the “Run For All Ages”. I think this is the only race I know of that has […]
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Although in my first run I averaged nearly two marathons per day, and hold the world record for the most miles per day in an unassisted run across the country, I will probably never run a marathon. In the time that has elapsed since my first run, I’ve developed an ambition to inspire those who […]
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