Very Cool
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Story, Training | No Comments »This past Thursday I began my West Coast swing to train on the Western course. I'll be in Auburn, California, staying, working and playing at my good friends the Edwards' home. They live 5 minutes from the trails and have ...
Vermont Goodbyes, Coming Home!
Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Story, Training | No Comments »After commuting to beautiful Vermont since September (5 months), I officially drew my stint as "active" chairman of Vermont Teddy Bear to a close on March 5th and returned home to Marcy and Weston. My time in Vermont has been ...
Old And In The Way……?
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Story, Training | 2 Comments »If there were ever a bluegrass "supergroup", these are the guys. Old And In The Way were led by Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) and David "Dawg" Gristman and their debut album (1975) and title song was of the same name. ...
In The DNA
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Story | 3 Comments »Today, took advantage of the business slow down between Christmas and New Year's and did a mid-week long run in one of my favorite running hood #1, Blue Hills. What made this an extra special run was that Shans (Chris ...
And So This Is Christmas
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »We all have our family traditions around the holidays. For the Crowley side of the family it was the preoccupation with the quest for and adorning of the annual Christmas tree. Ah, but this was no ordinary, store-bought, pick-the-first-one-you-see, off-the-rack ...
Bits and Bites
Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Story | 2 Comments »So today C2 and I went for our usual Sunday morning 7am constitutional trail run in Blue Hills. Bogie, trail director for the Fells races and Wapack 50 and fellow Trail Animal Running Club (TARC) member, joined us for the ...
For No Particular Reason….
Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »I'm asked all the time, "Why do you do this?" I think I disappoint the inquirer when I say, "I run for no particular reason, I guess I just like it." I suppose ol' Forrest Gump and I have that ...
What Happens In Vegas Stays In The Legs
Saturday, November 29th, 2008 Posted in Story | 1 Comment »To celebrate son #2's 21st birthday, Marcy and I took Drew to Sin City to expose him to all this nasty world has to offer; sex, money and rock & roll. We stayed at the over-the-top Bellagio right in the ...
Ultras Aren’t What They Used To Be
Monday, November 24th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »A single event can change the course of history. Thus, is the case for the sport of ultrarunning, where the release of a single book, Ultramarathon Man, has led to turning a simple niche sport into a circus. I present ...
Checkin’ It Twice
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »On Friday, October 17th at 10:05 PM I stepped off a plane in Richmond, Va. on my way with Marcy to our son Drew's soccer match at Washington & Lee University. As I quickly scanned my emails on the iPhone ...
