Hearsay Running

Greetings! Like many other runners I do my best planning and long term thinking while on the road. Since the winter of 2012 I have been involved with the After Malcolm Project. Being a part of this research collective has afforded opportunities to travel, to visit museums, interview people, collect artifacts and more. Our team includes student and teachers from several educational institutions. Together we have built a respectable archive of photographs, documents, oral histories, a 25 minute documentary and scholarly publications. Last fall we held a conference which led to an invitation to participate in the Zuckerman Museum's Hearsay Exhibit. 

This community of scholars truly produced a great deal from our collaboration. I strode miles and miles thinking and planning related to all of the above and reveling in our progress. The museum exhibit opened last Saturday.  I had a nice long run that morning reliving the details of the road we covered. It has been a real treat and I am grateful to be a part of the team.

The entire exhibit is very nice and the museum is FREE! Make sure to visit. http://zuckerman.kennesaw.edu/ 

Love your work. Run.

Tom

Middle of the day run in Middle Tennessee

An easy jog of one mile led to the Harpeth River/Hidden Lake State Park in Middle Tennessee. Several families enjoyed the lovely trails, the lake and river's edge this Fourth of July weekend. I, too, had a great time as ran about 5 miles in and around the park in the midday sun. Then, I added another mile to head back. The park and summer run provided a bright spot on a day that was already amazing. The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent with family, food and good times.

Enjoy life. Run.

Tom

Run with the Changes

The other day I ran in a park where I have jogged for the last 14 years. As you might imagine, much has happened over that time. Mostly there have been many fantastic experiences for which I am extraordinarily thankful. I went to that this particularly park quite purposefully, a major change has happened in that community, which will limit my interest in returning to the area. The park and its wooded 1.1 mile loop has a nice mix of hills and the surroundings are gorgeous. I’ve referred to it in several previous posts as the place holds many fond memories. I’ve walked there with Shannan, taught classes in the outdoor classroom, and run laps with dozens of friends. Flashes of all sorts of weather and life occasions zipped through my mind as I trotted around the mostly dirt path.  It's a good place, one for me, that marks many good times.

Running is a real celebration of life. 

Tom

Running in Reykjavik

Three days of running in Reykjavik delighted the senses. A slight kiss of the western horizon amounted to the summer sunset in Iceland. My usual pre-5:00am run offered no chance of appreciating a stunning sunrise as the light never surrendered to darkness. Each day the high temperature lingered around 50 degrees. Day one was windy and damp, each following day was increasingly clearer. 

Thursday and Friday had little to no activity on the streets within the city, no traffic, shop owners or others out for early morning exercise. Saturday proved different. Taxi cabs lined the roads as people streamed out of clubs and bars off to the next destination or finally ready to go home from Friday night's fun. As I ran, many folks made comments and gestures, all in good taste.  It was very interesting.  

Stay up late or get up early and RUN.

Tom

96 Hours of Sun in Iceland

Greetings! In a recent post I delighted in bright sunshine and smoking hot days of the American Southwest. Last week we spent four days in Iceland, and the sun NEVER set. I loved it. It represented no problems with sleep or normal rhythms for Shannan or me. Here's the catch, the sunny day time high temperature reached 54, once.  If only I had heat to go with 24 hours of daylight!

Mild weather had no impact on our trip. We enjoyed every well-lit minute.  

Bask in the sun. Run.

Tom

Midnight in Reykjavik