Well, OK, maybe not famous, but definitely (probably) semi-famous...
I wrote a post a couple weeks ago where I told the story of how I got to be a runner. I got the inspiration to do this from Confessions Of A Runner podcast #13. After I wrote the post, I dropped a line to Jodi to give her a summary of the post, and to thank her for the podcast.
Fast forward to today--I'm driving to work listening to COAR #16. At the end of the 'cast, she read some excerpts from my email, and mentioned my blog. WHOOHOO! I'm famous, I tells ya!!!
I guess you had to be there. But it did feel cool to hear her read it, and she even laughed at a couple of the funny comments I dropped in. Anyway, if you haven't checked out Confessions (the podcast and/or the website) it's definitely worth a look/listen.
Oh yeah, and I'm back to regular running now. I've done 3 runs of 3 miles per day, and I have a 5K coming up on Saturday (race report to follow). Wish me luck!
Until next time, run strong, my friends...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
I'm famous!!!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Just for fun - ultra-short fiction...
You might or might know this, but I have a few other blogs that I either write or contribute to. Rather than posting on my non-running at this point, I thought I'd re-post a story I wrote for another blog.
The blog is called 55 Flash Fiction Friday. The idea (and I don't even remember who started it...) is that you write an ultra-short story in exactly 55 words. Why 55? Dunno--but it does make it interesting and challenging. So I wrote this a month or two ago for that blog, I thought I'd cross-post it here. Enjoy the story...
Five miles into it, sweat pouring down, legs pumping, heart racing.
He did this every week, whether he wanted to or not.
He was past the pain, the cramps, and into his zone.
The miles clicked past effortlessly, and he could have run forever.
"I've unleashed my inner Kenyan," he smiled to himself in triumph.
Hope y'all have a good weekend. Shout out to my buddy Rick--good luck in your marathon!