You versus The Zip Line
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View ArticleBoomer And The Bear Adventure Race
What do you say when a boomer invites you to an Adventure Race? In Alaska? If you don’t say anything, they won’t find you. If you’ve already run a marathon in three and half hours, and figure the Mount...
View ArticleRunning On Empty, But Still Running, pt 1 of Boomer Marathon
Running over twenty six miles at once is like breathing: if you stop for too long, you’re finished. Do it too fast and you pass out. One step at a time drives you crazy, but what else is there? Current...
View ArticleRunning On Empty, pt 2: Preparation and Execution
The Trail’s End Marathon in Seaside, Oregon is a flat track. The race is long enough, who needs hills. Pay attention to those who say don’t buy new shoes before a race. New insoles are worse than new...
View ArticleBoomerpdx Races The Deer Hunter, Baby Boomer Epic
A man, a young man of twenty-one, sat on a bench with head in hands. He looked exhausted, spent, like a marathoner running under two hours. But it was more. Fallen soldier ink marked his shoulder, a...
View ArticleBoomer And The Bug Race
Since It’s A Death March Start Early And Strong Either this has happened, or it will: Ants. Open a cereal box, pour a bowl, add milk, fill a spoon, and something moves. Maybe you see it right away, or...
View ArticleBOOMERPDX COUNSELORS
HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT PATH FOR MODERN TIMES Big decisions show up every day. They feel bigger as you age. Why? The consequences seem more final, like there’s not enough time left for a do-over. It’s a...
View ArticleMY ADVICE TO TRUMP, or #MyAdviceToTrump
#MyAdvideToTrump: Big Picture leaders need to keep a focus on the small things. It’s not about how much ground you cover, but how high you soar. This isn’t the time to lay down and rest, Mr. Trump. You...
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