Hiking has a lot of benefits, but if done at the right time, at the right place and with a bit of attention, treasures like this super organic cluster of raspberries can be had for the price of zero. No rinsing required! — Continue reading »
Knee ACL Injury? Meniscus Tear? Stress Fracture? MRI Diagnosis
📆 January 22, 2017
I have been a runner for a major part of my life. Not champion material, not elite, not even great, just average. My marathon times are in the 4:10-ish area, but I do run consistently and over the decades it has become an inexorable part of my life. Problem is that running and aging don't — Continue reading »
Citi Bike Miami
📆 May 21, 2015
There's always a first time for everything and for me it was trying out Citi Bike. During a recent stay in downtown Miami, I wanted a fast way to get to Miami Beach and take a dive into the ocean. My options were to run, take a taxi, take public transport, or rent a bike, — Continue reading »
Food on Google
📆 June 17, 2013
I'm not a health nut but I do run regularly and enjoy eating healthy food. I don't know a vegetable or fruit that I don't like, a trait inherited from my late father. Sometimes I like to look up the nutrition info on a banana or broccoli just for fun and now Google has made — Continue reading »
Miami Marathon 2013
📆 February 7, 2013
The Miami Marathon was held on Sunday, Jan. 27 and I was happy to be a part of it. I have been travelling to Miami during the same dates for the past several years and always wanted to run in this event. This year I decided to fly in a couple of days early and — Continue reading »
Herniated Disc - 4 Years on
📆 March 5, 2012
Hard to believe it's been over 4 years since being struck with a herniated disc. As known to most, herniated discs don't heal, but with some luck they shrink and take pressure off the spinal cord. For me, there are the occasional flare ups and annoying tingling down the left leg, but other than those, — Continue reading »
Arizona Not-Quite Hiking
📆 October 20, 2009
Last week I was at the Astricon show in Glendale, Arizona (near Phoenix), running the registration system. Not being one to pass up a chance for hiking, I had arranged to stay an extra day to hike the White Tank mountains. There was one problem though, I didn't have transportation to the park. After some — Continue reading »
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