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Rowboat in a Hurricane

by Bill April 13, 2010 Book Reviews

Last night I couldn’t sleep.  I tossed and turned, struggling to get comfortable in my king size bed, beneath my soft, flannel sheets and down filled duvet. At two in the morning I found myself splayed sideways across the bed and oddly my feet only lightly brushed the pajamas of my soundly sleeping spouse.  As [...]

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The Canadian Death Race – 2009

by Bill February 9, 2010 Community Submitted News

[Editor's Note:  The following post was submitted by community member Ange ] Since now is the time to register for the 2010 Canadian Death Race in Alberta, I thought I would share my story from last years race… happy reading! The Canadian Death Race – 2009 – Angie’s report So the one question that is [...]

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Marathon Quest 250

by vince January 20, 2010 Faces

Yo, Karnazes!  Check this out! This story appeared in The Hamilton Spectator on New Year’s Eve.  Martin Parnell plans on running the equivalent of 250 marathons in 2010 to raise funds for Right to Play, “a humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills and foster peace for children [...]

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Hoops and a run in Honolulu

by vince January 13, 2010 Monumental Efforts

‘A’OHE PU’U KI’EKI’E KE HO’À’O ‘IA E PI’I (No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed) – Hawaiian proverb In my professional life, I’m a teacher and guidance counselor at Académie catholique Mère-Teresa in Hamilton.  We are a school of approximately 300 students, but our boys’ basketball team manages to compete with the province’s [...]

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One More Mile…..

by Bill December 5, 2009 Community Submitted News

NOTE: This race report from Jeff Genova (@oneday100miles)was originally posted as a comment to the ‘My Western States 100 Mile Death March‘ Monumental Effort story. But we felt it was so great, it warranted it’s own place as a Monumental Effort unto itself: Jeff say, “And yes I am going back to finish what I [...]

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My Western States 100 Mile Death March

by Bill December 4, 2009 Community Submitted News

Our first submitted story, and what a story!  Check out Gary Robbin’s 2009 Western States Race Report.  If failing kidneys are something you’re familiar with, you’ve got to read this: Hey Vince, great idea on here! Made me reflect upon WS this year. It was the closest I’ve ever coming to quitting on myself but [...]

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Scott Hammel – Escaping Life’s Shackles & Chains

by vince December 4, 2009 Faces

Scott Hammel is getting “Paid to Breathe”.  Inspired by a motivational speaker he saw as a teen, Scott resolved to find his passion in life and turn it into a career.  With a keen interest in the art of magic and misdirection, Scott honed his sleight of hand skills at a young age by busking [...]

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