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An extra writing treat. December 21, 2009

So this is an odd occurrence of having two posts in one week, but I have been solo in the apartment with some LOUD music playing, and it reminded me of a great game my brother and I used to play…this was something I turned in to my memoirs class as a short exercise. And [...]

MAN MONTH December 14, 2009

December has been a great month for me. I don’t mind the cold (that’s what being a Michigan boy does for you), school is almost over (just a 20 page story about racing trains due this Wednesday), and it is MAN MONTH. Man Month is something my brother, our buddy Kevin Verge, and I started [...]

A World Champ and Two All-Americans, what a bunch of losers… December 1, 2009

I spent Thanksgiving in New York this past weekend. My mom, step-dad and little sister made the drive out from Michigan to spend the holiday at my brother’s apartment on the Upper West Side. They had a place rented out for the weekend near Times Square, but I was lodged up near Columbia the whole [...]

Will Run For Food – Mike Krisch Edition November 24, 2009

NCAA Cross Country Nationals were today. I never had any experience with this event because every one of my cross country seasons were gross under-achievements. I love XC, it is the only place where there is just one champion, and it is done in the most true way, through a race. This edition of runLBP [...]

Tom Petty: Running Down My Dreams November 16, 2009

      I am semi convinced that Tom Petty is trying to ruin my life. I am also worried that he has threatened the creators of Pandora and iTunes’ Genius with their lives. (For those not familiar, Pandora and Genius take a band that you like and try to create playlists that have similar [...]

Columbia, HEPS XC Champs! October 30, 2009

Wanted to throw a quick shout out to the Lions for winning their 3rd HEPS title ever. Pretty amazing, and I wish I could have been there. Let’s Go!  

Racing Trains October 11, 2009

“We might not be the best people” – Jack “But we’re not the worst!” – Liz “Graduate students are the worst.” – Jack and Liz – 30 Rock Now not all graduate students are the worst. But we certainly aren’t the best either. Sometimes grad school can get a little tedious and boring. But other [...]

miles and miles October 5, 2009

I am going to be very tired for the next three months of my life. I am going to run a lot of miles. And then I am going to run a lot more. A meeting with Coach Henner after 5th Avenue put things into perspective for me. He didn’t even mention the race in [...]

Wake Up Call… September 27, 2009

Yikes. I was not ready to come through the first half-mile at 1:55 and be 2 seconds back of the main pack. But, you live and you learn. I got my ass kicked this weekend in New York, and it sucked. As I talked to Coach Henner on the phone after the race, he put [...]