Writing
Writing by Patrick Reed Today, I sit with my back to the mountain; I can, if I try, see its reflection in my monitor’s screen. Yes, it is as if the computer screen… Continue reading
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The Optimistic Runner
The Optimistic Runner by Patrick Reed If you have read many of my blog posts, you will know that I am supremely optimistic – not only in my running, but also with regards… Continue reading
Dr’s Orders
Dr’s Orders by Patrick Reed My wife convinced me. I won’t say compelled me, though that might be closer to the truth. She urged me with concern to get to a specialist and… Continue reading
Waiting
Waiting by Patrick Reed Few things tax us like waiting. Whether we are awaiting an impending and expected action — as in pre-race weekend excitement and jitters — or whether it is waiting… Continue reading
Inevitable
“When all is said and done, it is not the sum of the consecutive days run which will add one jot to the meaning of one’s life. Indeed, it matters not whether one… Continue reading
Learning to Run Free at the Born to Run Ultra Marathons
Learning to Run Free by Patrick Reed I was anxious for the Born To Run Ultra Marathon weekend which is now just logged into the record books. Perhaps most noteworthy for history’s sake… Continue reading
The Stage 2 Runner
The Watcher Part 2 in a series of 5 segments about the development of the distance runner by Patrick Reed Welcome back to this series exploring in depth the stages of becoming for… Continue reading
Day #45: Run No More.
“Liu Xiang hopped along the outside of the backstretch on his left leg, his injured right leg tucked behind him, then made his way over to the 10th and final hurdle to give… Continue reading
Day #36: Sure Footing
As distance runners, we place our feet in all sorts of places in all kinds of situations. I have sloshed through puddles in Prague, slipped on the frozen Baltic Sea in Helsinki; I… Continue reading