Passive Architect
Welcome to real Ireland
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We slipped away
into a dream
my smile was worn out
before we left.
This trip was momentous
a page turning, the new bloom
a bookend.
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Brush strokes pushed upon the shore.
Ireland, home to the hills,
the midst, the fairies, the folklore
and now us.
A few more Grand Canyon Shots from the South Rim of the canyon.
Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic
I have run this race as a 20K, and last year as a half marathon. Recently, I wanted to find out how this race compares to other tough races. I mean, look at the grade! But what else constitutes a tough race? The running conditions in West Virginia in May are near perfect, and there are enough volunteers along the race course to cheer you on while providing something to take care of your thirst.
I found Dennis Dilbert’s interview on RunPals.com where he states
Which are the most famous or popular local races?
I would have to say the most popular races would be The Parkersburg Half Marathon and the Ogden Half Marathon in Wheeling for the longer races.
The Ogden used to be known as the Elby’s Big Boy 20k Classic. It was a mainstay for runners like Bill Rodgers and Jon Sinclair back in the 1980’s. Recently we have had the emergence of the Debbie Green Memorial 5k run in downtown Wheeling.
The Northern Panhandle of West Virginia has a plethora of great small town local races. Most of the runners and walkers know each other, which makes for a great social environment.
What’s the one race a visitor should run?
My call on races that would be a must would be the Ogden Half Marathon. Back when it was the 20k, it was hyped as the toughest 20k anywhere by running legend Bill Rodgers. This course shows off our hilly terrain and sometimes strikes fear into even the most seasoned runner.
I’ll keep looking. In the mean time, check out the Ogden race course, and begin running 1 mile stretches this week to begin training for it!
Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic Race Course
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Remembering Five Years
The purple walls of a bedroom
shared in a California morning
we visited after college
trying to mend
the past, we were disappointed
with the ending.
You still go there and
hear the coyotes howling.
.
The broad dock water
clanking under a skinny deck
swaying and reaching toward the middle
a lagoon in New Jersey
where we spent summers together
when we were younger.
.
It still clanks,
beneath a broken belly
and the sounds of this water
still rock me, a plastic boat floating
determined in a drying river stream.
.
Five years wasn’t enough
but we had cut the flowers from the yard
anyway, they had begun to wilt, orange fading
the water becoming loose into the air
living somewhere else.
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I never tire of imagining the past,
thinking it a bit less cracked and small
as it probably is.
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You still call years later
I think of you when I visit the Atlantic
or the Pacific, and I imagine
the maids, tossing me soft rocks
as if it were you speaking,
finding me the ocean.
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