By gcattarin on 2/26/2010 6:03 PM

Really, any coach, any authority, any doctor would have said it was stupid.  Even to myself, I’m convinced I’m a bit of a sick puppy.  But it just happened, and it felt good, pretty much up to the last few miles, I’m tickled that it happened, and I survived.  So, so what?  I’m a bit crazy, ain’t I?  Enjoy it.

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By gcattarin on 2/20/2010 11:03 AM

So far as the global environmental crisis goes, an early spring is rather concerning.  So far as our mental states go, an early spring is exciting and invigorating.  I’ve gone from a state of springing to a state of spring in the last few days, and to put it mildly, I’m pumped.

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By gcattarin on 2/8/2010 11:40 PM

You’ve got to take it when you can get it.  Sometimes that means taking it even when it’s hard to get.  On those occasions, sometimes you just get it, but sometimes you win the lottery and get more than you’d expected.

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By gcattarin on 2/4/2010 11:22 PM

Winter arrived a bit early in New England this year – nearly a foot of it in early December with more following soon after.  But since then it’s been light going.  No matter.  Whenever the snows fall, I’m reminded of a wonderful memory – a summer memory – from those First Lap days, through an odd running leftover.

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By gcattarin on 1/29/2010 11:34 PM

This week I was faced with a good news / bad news scenario.  Given that choice, I prefer to try to extract and enjoy the good news.

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By gcattarin on 1/23/2010 9:21 PM

You’ve heard me rant on the power of running clubs.  Here’s another dimension:  they empower, too.  Empowerment is a funny thing.  It represents power that exists because you believe it does.  In a way, it’s an angle on confidence.

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By gcattarin on 1/14/2010 11:06 PM

There are legends out there amongst us, entirely unknown to us.  Then one day we realize just who that person was, we shake our heads and mutter, “Wow.”  One of those legends died last month.  This weekend, the running community came out to say thanks, in a way, for being who he was.

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By gcattarin on 1/2/2010 11:27 PM

We’ve started 2010 with a bang.  Actually, it was more of a swoosh, followed by a crunch, but we’ll get to that in a few paragraphs.  We’ve got New Year’s Merriment Part One to cover, first!

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By gcattarin on 12/9/2009 11:37 PM

I’ve told the story hundreds of times, maybe more.  I’ve referred so many people to the famed blog posting, “Paying the Price at Wineglass” that the bits on the disks where it is stored on that anonymous blog server in the sky are worn out.  But I’ve always wondered, what really happened?  So given the opportunity, I went back to check it out.

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By gcattarin on 12/3/2009 11:30 PM

What will any of us leave behind, beside a trail of debris and greenhouse gasses?  Can we each put a little positive nudge into the world?  Thanksgiving morning made it seem that way.  It would appear I’ve contributed to the infection my family, and happily, not with H1N1.

 

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