Category Archives: lumpy’s wisdom

10. PROMOTE THE HELL OUT OF YOURSELF

Posted on 16 December, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next installment of my much neglected trashing analysis of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. In the Wired piece the Perfect Human it is written: 10. PROMOTE THE HELL OUT OF YOURSELF Before he became … Continue reading →

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Lumpy’s Rantapalooza #1

Posted on 2 December, 2007 by Lumpy

Okay, so I’ve likely ranted about a whole lot of issues here, but this is a rant covering the last few weeks. Read at your own risk. Rants in no particular temporal order. Rant On: No, I do not care … Continue reading →

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9. GET USED TO IT

Posted on 15 October, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next installment of my reverse-engineering of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. In the Wired piece the Perfect Human it is written: 9. GET USED TO IT If you’re going to explore the boundaries of … Continue reading →

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Yeah, what was the Paris Marathon thinking?

Posted on 8 October, 2007 by Lumpy

Yes, loyal readers, I am STILL dwelling on the debacle that was the 2007 Paris Marathon. And, I think, with damn good reason! The organizers of the 2007 Paris Marathon failed miserably to provide a safe course and protect the … Continue reading →

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Now is the winter of our discontent…

Posted on 23 September, 2007 by Lumpy

Feh! … Sally, as she noted earlier , has spoken highly of Frontenac State Park . She’s been there at least once before, running with DAWG, and so I was looking forward to it. Then I got a bit wembley … Continue reading →

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Before y’all throw a hissy fit, just hear me out.

Posted on 15 September, 2007 by Lumpy

Yeah, I just liked that phrase as a title for this post. For reference, here is the elevation profile from the GPS data for the Paris Marathon 2007: Looks to me like it isn’t really all that much more “difficult” … Continue reading →

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8. LEARN TO LOVE KRAZY GLUE

Posted on 8 September, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next installment of my nit-picking of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. In the Wired piece the Perfect Human it is written: 8. LEARN TO LOVE KRAZY GLUE If something goes wrong – and it … Continue reading →

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7. GET A COOL WATCH

Posted on 1 September, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next–and horribly delayed–installment of my reflection upon How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. In the Wired piece the Perfect Human they write: 7. GET A COOL WATCH Karnazes wears a souped-up Timex that monitors his … Continue reading →

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6. SHOW YOUR BODY WHO’S BOSS

Posted on 26 March, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next installment of my deconstruction of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. In the Wired piece the Perfect Human they write: 6. SHOW YOUR BODY WHO’S BOSS “The human body has limitations,” Karnazes says. “The … Continue reading →

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5. CUT BACK ON SLEEP

Posted on 19 March, 2007 by Lumpy

And now, the next installment of my mutilation of How to run 50 marathons in 50 days. Um…”5. CUT BACK ON SLEEP” No! Dumb ass. ’nuff said.

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