Welcome to ZerotoBoston.com!
Hi! My name is Dean.
This is my first post at zerotoboston.com, a blog for runners and those who love them. Here, I’ll offer my obervations (both subtle and gross) of the running subculture. I’ve been running for just over two years, so I know a few things now, like the critical difference between pronation and supination.
Anyway, I’m seeking to qualify for the Boston Marathon, ostensibly the marathoner’s nirvana. Perhaps together we’ll discover why I’m doing this.
Here’s how this site works: If you’re not a runner, I’ll try and explain runners to you. If you’re a runner. I’ll try not to make fun of you… much.
October 9th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
The Boston Marathon is the marathoner’s Nirvana???? You’ve been running the back woods of North Carolina too much. The Dublin Marathon (http://www.time-to-run.com/ireland/marathon/index.htm) is the real deal. Get a clue man!
October 12th, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Congrats on winning first place in your age division at the Dam Run! Good luck at the Governor’s Cup!
October 18th, 2006 at 5:55 pm
Great site Dean. I look forward to following your progress & experiences. Remember though, the goal is not always the Destination but rather the Journey !!!
And on that running ‘nirvana’ thing. Nirvana – Sanskrit for ‘to extinguish’ or to transcend care and pain. So beware, you may very well find that at, or on your way to, Boston !!!
And great job at the G-Cup man !
October 26th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I wouldn’t have run the G-Cup as well without the man of steel paving the way.
October 29th, 2006 at 11:49 am
I started running ’cause I got fat during my mid life crisis (I actually thought I’d started running during my mid life crisis but you’ve definitely set me straight there) and after I’d lost 60+ pounds when I was 46 (past mid life). I decided on running because it was a simple thing to do. It helps keep the weight off and keeps me sane.
I just added your link to the RBF, great blog too by the way!
October 30th, 2006 at 9:57 am
Thanks Linda. I appreciate the link. Keep running!
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:28 pm
The Dennis Rodman of marathons………….i always wondered what happened to your peakish gangly self and know i know. Good luck in your training for Boston and when you finish that, i’ll let you get 8hrs and 26 min of sleep and then i want a piece of you in ping pong……….a sport where no extra ordinary gastrocnemius are required!! Get your run on bro……………..IRV
November 14th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
OK Dean… Here is my confession…
I discovered running and my affinity for it as a kid when I was chased by a dog for several minutes before being bitten in my left butt cheek. I found that the running felt pleasant although the bite did not. I suppose I owe that dog for starting my running “careerâ€.
May you run as swiftly as a sleek hare chasing hound and go from zero-to Boston in 3:09!
November 14th, 2006 at 4:36 pm
Correction: “hare-chasing hound”
November 14th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Ramsey,
I’ll have to blog some day about my experience with a dog in mile 21 of a 22-mile long run. Suffice it to say that I was in no mood for any canine interference. I was, shall we say, given over to the inebriating effects of testosterone, which is sort of funny if you know me.
You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.
– Dean
November 14th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Whoa baby! I would NOT want to p-ss you off!
Keep running. Rick! Heyward! Buzz! Lance!Keep Dean on the road, trails, track, treadmill, court as long as he runs…
Keep Dean
From gettin’ mean!
Does he need an estrogen patch to calm him down?????