Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wahoowa
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Decisions
"The only two things I was passionate about were running and writing. Running was a competitive pastime and a source of deep personal fulfillment but not a lifelong career. Writing, as my mother informed me at the age of six, wasn't much better. 'Nobody makes a living as a writer,' she scolded me sternly when I told her of my ambition to write books." -Martin Dugard in To Be a Runner. Sounds familiar.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Outside HQ
"Are you in the Adobe Castle?" -a PR lady's creative way of asking if I work at 400 Market Street. Why, yes I do.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Moved from Missouri
"You're from the Midwest, so that's a good thing. You seem very wholesome and down-to-earth." -a potential landlord evaluates my personality. I would say that's pretty accurate.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Depth
"Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise." -British philosopher Bertrand Russell
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Jemez 50-Mile
"Michell" -- check out the course elevation and you'll know why!
"Open your eyes"
Getting close to the last aid station... mile 48
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Ultramarathon
"Now bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible." -Shakespeare, Julius Caesar.
Best of luck to my Matthew in his 50-miler today!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Ick
"All, If you are experiencing a slightly disagreeable smell in your area of the building it is the new Air Conditioning filter media that is being installed. It will not last long. It is not adverse to your health it is just very annoying to your olfactory senses." - e-mail from our building manager. Yup, it was bad.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Two.
"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -from underneath the cap of Ali's drink.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Clickity Clack
"The modern typewriter is the product of American inventive genius, coupled with the foresight, ability and aggressiveness of the American manufacturer, and supported by the confidence of the American capitalist. It stands as an industrial monument to the American commercial spirit which has in a few decades made the institutions of this country the marvel of the world." --thoughts on the American typewriter, according to The Banker's Magazine.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday Night
"It's worth the 12-mile drive north of Santa Fe to eat at Gabriel's. The scenic patio and beautiful interior, hung with Miguel Martinez's art, are fabulous spots to enjoy fresh guacamole, made to order at your table, excellent New Mexican cuisine and even better ribs." -Lonely Planet review of Gabriel's. So good. I had enchiladas verduras.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Self Interest
"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased." -Katharine Hepburn
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Faces
"There is a smile of love, And there is a smile of deceit; And there is a smile of smiles In which these two smiles meet." -William Blake
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
All Talk
A sign in a pool hall window in Farmington, NM: "Cows may come and cows may go, but the bull in this place goes on forever."
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Athletic Accolades
Navajo pottery, our second-place age-group awards from yesterday's Shiprock marathon:
"Above and below me hovers the beautiful. I am surrounded by it. I am immersed in it. In my youth I am aware of it. And in old age I shall walk quietly the beautiful trail." -Navajo prayer
"Above and below me hovers the beautiful. I am surrounded by it. I am immersed in it. In my youth I am aware of it. And in old age I shall walk quietly the beautiful trail." -Navajo prayer— Navajo prayer
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
3:59.4
"I find in running -- win or lose -- a deep satisfaction that I cannot express in any other way. However strenuous our work, sport brings more pleasure than some easier relaxation. It brings a joy, freedom and challenge which cannot be found elsewhere." -Roger Bannister, who ran the first sub-four-minute mile 57 years ago today.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Just a Number
"I'm in my early 40s, but I always feel my personal stats are irrelevant." -e-mail from someone in an upcoming issue who'd prefer we not mention his age. Is age irrelevant?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
May = Bike Month
"Violence is okay in America, but sex is not." -a Kona rep explains that bikes with names such as Stab and Scar received fewer complaints than bikes named the Sex One and Sex Too. Read about more Kona names on the Outside blog!