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War Stories and Random Thoughts

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Running with a younger me

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I was running some of my favorite local trails the other day while listening to one of my favorite trailrunning podcasts. The topic was ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Runner's Flat 50K

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This race was the renamed Running Village 50K. It is a flat and fast course upon which I set my 50K PR last year.  Some highlights: lots of ...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Flaughless 5K and Quad Cities Marathon

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Had a good race weekend. Saturday I participated in the Flaughless 5K, a race to benefit the Wounded Warrior Foundation. Myself and about 9...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Rockcut Hobo Runs Triple Crown

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This past weekend I ran the Rockcut Hobo Runs Triple Crown. That is a night 10K Friday, followed by a 25K the next morning, followed by a 5...

Obama salutes Marines with coffee cup in hand

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I was going to write about a few other things today but then this.. This is an issue. And here is the issue. Respect. Respect for yours...
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Throw Back: Thoughts on Germany

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So I was looking threw my filing cabinet for some paperwork and came across several essays I had written in 2001 for my English Comp1 class...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Evansdale to Robins FKT: The Execution

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This is a run I have been wanting to do for a few years. It would be an estimated 50 mile route from Evansdale Iowa to Robins Iowa along the...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Evansdale to B Team FKT: The plan

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I have been talking about running this route for a few years now. There is a crushed gravel/paved rails to trails route from Evansdale Iowa...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Freedom 5K and Mines of Spain Trail Half Marathon

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Did a few races last week. A 5K in E Moline ILL and a Half Marathon in Dubuque IA. great TeamRWB turnout The 5K was great ran with our QC fi...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Banya

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I entered this story in a Veteran's writing contest at the University of Iowa. I received a polite rejection letter. Good thing I have ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

James Janos is a POS

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So James aka Jesse Ventura just won 1.8 million dollars in his defamation suit against the estate of well known "American Sniper"...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Blackhills 100- My Second DNF

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Not much to say about this race. We drove to South Dakota and got to have a very nice family vacation. The race not so much. Hope will no...
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mikemac356
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Paramedic, Former Action Guy
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