attention slow runners!
No matter what you think, you are not slow!
The spunky senior in the above clip was estimated to be going 2.4 feet per minute but he’s not stopping! Go dude go!
To honor old spunky, I ran a slow 45 minutes today.
so you think you know the origins of the marathon?
Here’s a video post for all you history buffs. Pheidippides never looked so good.
Ok. Dave didn’t think it was anywhere near as funny as I did. See his comment below.
where are the thongs?
According to google and thanks to Dianna’s comment on this post, they are here!
hahahaha! Google, sometimes you kill me. 
And to answer the obvious (?) question, someone found my blog with that search phrase.
toyota running commercial
Back from vacation and sifting through tons of emails and comments! While I get reaquainted, here’s a terrific commercial I ran across this morning. I guess the lesson is don’t stop!
the object of ridicule?
This made me laugh and laugh! All I can say is you have to know me and my history Laura. 
Edit: I’ve now spent some time over at Starling Fitness. Very good stuff! Check them out.
dreaming about jon?!
Last night I had dream I met chocolate runner dude Jon. Here’s what I remember:
-He was trying to hide his face
-He had freakishly massive pipes and I told him his arms were so big they were for sure slowing his running.
-He had the funkiest big head of hair I’ve ever seen in either my real or dream-state life. I’m talking big and funky. Sort of like a 70’s afro only not as curly - more wavy with a quasi-dreadlock thing going on.
-And he was driving one of these:
WTF?????? I think I may need to seek professional help.
who’d play YOU in a movie?
Jon got everyone talking about Aaron and I doing a movie while in L.A, and which movie stars would play the RBF members. Below are the movie stars you’ve picked so far. If you aren’t yet on the list, who’d play you?
I tell ya. So far, everyone seems to have a much better self-concept than I do because I’m thinking this is who’d play me in a movie:
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Here’s some I’m adding from your comments:
On the advice of Meg Ryan above, I have chosen perhaps a more appropriate actor to play me.
too good not to post!
Take a look at this terrific little satire and then look lower. I have a couple of questions for ya…
First question is for the fellas: What’s your FIRST emotional response to this? How do you handle women passing you? Is there even a small bit of you that thinks a “chick” should not be passing you?
Second question is for the ladies: What’s YOUR first emotional response? Is it “YEAH! She’s kicking a MAN’S ass! Or is it just a warm happy feeling for that speedy running chick? Another way to ask this; How do you feel when you pass a man compared to when you pass another woman?
I’m just wondering where we all are with the whole gender-war concept within the context of running. Are we still at war or are we over ourselves?
Thoughts?
My two bits: I must admit it used to bother me when ladies passed me but I think running has really taught me that women can be every bit as tough as fellas. It is truly a level playing field. I’ve especially learned this lesson from my very good friend Corinne (you’ve probably seen me refer to her as “sis”). Corinne is tough as nails. In fact, I think I’d have a very hard time finding someone tougher - male or female.
Then again, it may just be that I’ve been passed so many times by women that I’ve just gotten used to it! 
