Category Archives: lumpy’s wisdom

Trust me. I’m a weather Ninja.

Posted on 21 December, 2008 by Lumpy

Today is going to be another in a long string of days that make me want to run not want to run want to run. Yeah, it is a battle between: “Been there: Done that” vs. “Yippee…COLD!” I’ve posted about … Continue reading →

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How Not to Train for a Race

Posted on 8 October, 2008 by Lumpy

Lumpy’s Guide to Not Training for a Race – Three Quick and Easy Steps: Don’t Run (aka Don’t Do Primary Activity Training): Yeah, see, you have to actually do your primary training in the activity which constitutes the race. So, … Continue reading →

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Today is a good day to post…

Posted on 28 September, 2008 by Lumpy

The day started at about 5am (3:30am for those of us that had some trouble sleeping). And it was a good day. A good day to post… As The Sally pointed out, she had a GREAT race! I’m glad about … Continue reading →

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Yeah, Lumpy needs to run this off…

Posted on 26 August, 2008 by Lumpy

On Sunday, 8/24/08, I was back at The Great Minnesota Get Together for my yearly gig. And well, just like last year I was inclined to partake of the very very special State Fair Fare…this year’s results:

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Kids Need to Eat More Dirt

Posted on 5 August, 2008 by Lumpy

With all the events going on around here, The Lumpy is left to hold up the fort. Well, he’s been a total slacker at posting lately, so time for him to get on his game. That said, I came across … Continue reading →

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shared psychosis

Posted on 10 July, 2008 by Lumpy

So, as The Sally noted, we were just sitting here, trying to remember our anniversary date. We couldn’t exactly remember…was it the 2nd or 4th? I suggested we just call it the first Saturday in August–seems a lot more “official” … Continue reading →

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Forget Paris

Posted on 15 April, 2008 by Lumpy

’nuff said.

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I’m jes’ sayin’, again…

Posted on 15 March, 2008 by Lumpy

“Half-Wit Half” Marathon 13.1 Mile Trail Run, Reading, PA Sunday, August 17, 2008 * 9:00 AM * No Entry Limit! 52 times in 2008, large groups of not very bright people will come together to compete with one another. The … Continue reading →

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Absolute Zero : Lumpy Runs

Posted on 17 January, 2008 by Lumpy

Well, okay, it wasn’t absolute zero. But a nice -7°F (windchill) seems like a good time to start running again. They’re predicting a perfect running weather of sunny and -1°F (without windchill) for Saturday. Yup, seems like a really good … Continue reading →

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I’m getting to it…really

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by Lumpy

I still dwell on Paris 2007. The final entry, #11, in my breakdown of The Perfect Human is 11. BREAK IT DOWN. I’m not ready to break it down tonight, but I’m working on it…I need to.

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