Congratulations, Matt! What a beautiful, evocative poem for our times!

Congrats! That was one of my fave races when I lived in the South Loop.

Darien, Illinois? I used to run there every weekend.

I use Isopure and add creatine, HMB, collagen peptides, pure cocoa powder, nonfat plain yogurt, and berries. Really helps with recovery. Or a David Protein bar, also great for muscle recovery during long runs, easy to digest.

Love the Stone Roses! I think I need to start a new playlist.

I can’t wait to hear about the Loch Ness race! I had registered in 2019 but then my aunt threw a 90th birthday fete for herself, so I didn’t get to do it. I deferred to 2020 but…

Oh, I meant sunrise, sorry. I wish I could get up that early!

Hi Dick,
My thoughts on Garmin’s use of “anaerobic”: They don’t adjust their 220-minus-age formula for older runners like us who are fitter than our average demographic. I run-walk slowly, no racing this year, low heart rate, and it says I’m in the a-zone, so it suggests it. My theory anyway.😊

Thank you for such beautiful, inspiring photo collages! That is quite a sunset!

Love Metallica. Just realized I left them off my favorite playlist by accident.

Okay, Dr. Pete, what’s the race? I’m sorry I forgot. By the way, you’re the second person through whom I’ve encountered this volume of “innits.” The only reason I know what it means, as an American, is that I read Martin Amis’s dystopic novel London Fields 35 years ago! Do you know it?

I will check it out! I thought I knew all the punk until I met this group. I guess I’m just stuck in the past. Happy birthday to you! Birthday runs are the best. My first half marathon was on my 45th birthday. Then I ran a 50k on my 50th birthday, just so I would remember it, lol.

Beautiful! How do you record that, is it a GoPro or something?