Preparation H

in corral- see u in central park, originally uploaded by poorsparky.

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Kevin Hodge
Poor Sparky Prod

athlete village, originally uploaded by poorsparky.

At the athlete village. It seems a lot more crowded than last year. Not sure why. I’m starting earlier but only by 20 minutes.

shuttle bus, originally uploaded by poorsparky.

On shuttle bus. Verazzano in the distance.
The bus just braked very abruptly. People standing hanging on for dear life. A blonde lady ends up in my lap.

ferry – about to dock in SI, originally uploaded by poorsparky.

About to dock in stat island.

“Wipe off your cheek
Roll down your window and speak
Words can’t break glass
What if we never come back?”
“Moving Target” – Chris Trapper
I’m not certain, but I believe the song is actually about being in a confrontational situation with someone close to you. Say what you mean now because we may never be here again.
My friend [...]

test post – halloween rejects, originally uploaded by poorsparky.

Robert Loggia

I came across a thread on a running forum. The title was “what you wish you knew when you did your 1st marathon.” I love this response and was fortunate enough to have read it before I ran my first last year:
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RE: What you wish you knew when you did your 1st marathon
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update: 9 days to NY. The leg feels good. It’s my neck that hurts these days. It just started yesterday. Shooting pain that happens every now and then. It radiates from the base of my neck up into my temples and behind my eyes. It’s not consistent, some times [...]

Sunday, October 11 is the Mohawk-Hudson River Half Marathon. I have a 20 miler scheduled for that weekend. My plan is to run the half and then run around the Corning Preserve to get the extra miles in. The plan is to head to Chris and Teresa’s house on Sat night.

Saturday. [...]

Lar and I are upstate for the Hudson River Half Marathon. Going to stay at Chris and Teresa’s house tonight so that we’re nearer to the start. T and I are running. Chris and Lara are drinking beers and heckling. Should be fun. The end of the course is the Corning [...]