January 21st 2009.

Mom would've been 83 today.

When we were young summer wasn't defined by barricading oneself in a bedroom surrounded by every gizmo known to man. Cell phones, PSP, playstaion, XBOX, ipods. Back then the only thing that was instant were Polaroid pictures, today everything is. To Generation Text the Sun is something viewed best from a window or on a digital device.
 
I think the only time we stayed inside was to play paper football. So many summer days were filled with Dennis  & I...

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Atlanta, Georgia December 1972.
 
I was about to turn 11 and my brother Dennis 10.

We were on holiday vacation with our parents visiting with our sister Jackie's family. As with most things that are tucked away in this head I can't remember things in great detail. Only bits and peaces, here and there, often times needing a jolt to stir something that had long since been abandoned. So as in previous BLOserGs ( as I'm sure with future ones also ) I post a out clause here stating that this isn't t...
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A continuation of folks who have in some way, shape or form inspired me to never let the running bug fade completely from this loser.

This is not a final list but just an addition to my "My Brother Brian" BLOserG.

"The lady" who helped me to not give up running up a hill during a Cleveland shamrock run. March 1994?
 
I entered the race with my brother John and somewhere in the mass of runners we split up and lost track of each other.

So there I was surrounded by runners that I had never met befor...

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Just a quick one here.

Somewhat in line with my "WEATHER CONVERSATION THEORY".
 
Is it just me or does this happen to anyone else? After a certain change in the calendar on a scale of either Monthly (June {05} turns into July {06}) OR in my case more commonly Yearly (2008 turns into 2009), I find myself writing the old month OR year for one or two days into the new month OR year.
 
Two examples are:1)  on January 02,2009 I'm still writing 2008 -usually I don't screw up the month-just the year. 2)...
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Off and on I've been running since 1976.
 
I can't remember my 1st run nor can I remember the distance or time or even date. I've never kept a running log and BY FAR these BLOserGs are the most effort done at keeping any resemblance of a journal. What I do recall though are some of my early influences on tweaking my interest in the sport.
 
By 1976 running and jogging was becoming very popular and even though I'd never read it ( not much of a reading I is) I was aware of "Running" by Jim Fixx. Br...
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I'm starting a new BLOserG category today entitled " Memory road". This will consist of memories that I have tucked away concerning all aspects on how running has changed my life. Stories will vary from topics such as : Racing memories, people or events that have shaped my running ethic, training journals, etc... I don't know how many stories I have in me but I'm sure I'll be able to fill some pages. I hope you enjoy. The first Memory road BLOserG will be about one of my older brothers, Brian...

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