Following the Flame - Review

I’m not sure you’ve heard this from me before but, I hate novels. So, why do people keep giving me novels to read… this time it was my brother Jim. Now, in his defense, he’s recommended a couple other books I actually read and enjoyed.
“A runner’s pursuit of an Olympic dream” is the sub-title to Following [...]

The Gift - A Runner’s Story - Review

This is Paul Maurer’s first novel. He’s obviously a runner and I actually loved this book. Wait, did I just say that about a novel? Not two weeks ago Christina, one of my Tempe runners, lent me this novel on running. One - I really don’t like novels and two, I really don’t like novels. By the [...]

Run Like a Girl: DVD Review

Run Like a Girl is a 2005, 38-minute short film written by Charlotte Richardson (Lettis). I am so thankful that my brother Jim introduced me to this film a couple years ago. You see, back in the 70s, Charlotte Lettis was a premier road runner in New England and the US. We were in many races [...]

Gerry Lindgren’s Book on Running - Review

For those of you who haven’t heard of Gerry Lindgren, he was a running prodigy from Spokane Wahsington. He came from the no-pain no-gain more-is-better school of running. In the 1960s that was the way. The book is written by “The Shadow of Gerry Lindgren”… Gerry himself. This is actually of interest because of his [...]

Runners’ Blood by James Fischer - Review

I rarely read novels and was quite skeptical when my brother recommended this book. If you read much of my writing, you’ll see where I spend most of my “leisure” reading time. But, since it was about running I thought I’d give it a go.
The novel is written by Dr. James Fischer who happens to [...]

Forced Blog Name Change

As I moved along blissfully in my little runner’s world little did I know how far reaching some of the things I write go. On Friday afternoon I recieved a call from two gentlemen from Rodale Press. It was 3:00 pm; 6:00 pm Eastern time so it must have been important working overtime on a Friday [...]