Archive for May, 2007

Track Meet

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I’m very much a track neophyte but over the last couple of years my interest in and knowledge of the sport has slowly grown.
Slowly.
Last weekend was the Santa Barbara County Track Championship Meet for 4th through 9th graders. My two oldest boys, 11 and 9, entered the high jump and some running [...]

Birthday, Eugene, Big Sur and Boston

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Back in October, 2002 I began to undergo a profound re-shaping of my self and my self-image. I learned that the intense physical exercise involved in running could change me physically and emotionally. I’ve continued to gradually get stronger physically and mentally over the intervening years, but over the past couple of months [...]