I accomplished my final running goal of the year yesterday by completing the 2011 Detroit Free Press Half Marathon. The run was enjoyable despite the cool, wet weather. I ran with my colleague Liz, pictured below. This was her first half; congrats on the milestone. To recap, this year I ran a total of three [...]
There was an interesting article on mountaineering in today’s Wall Street Journal (Climb Every Mountain (But Train First)). A sidebar listing “5 U.S. Peaks to Tackle,” compiled by Gordon Janow of Alpine Ascents, accompanied the article. It’s a noble inventory and many of the peaks were already on my “to climb” list. Here they are: [...]