Tuesday was my first WUS back in a long time — being injured is so isolating and lonely — and after my recent work travails a good dose of WUS was exactly what the doctor ordered.

WUSsies were popping up like daisies after a spring rain: we had Justine post-baby, and Ryon post-concussion and face-splitting […]

On this blog I’ve made numerous indirect references to my job (e.g., postings my work trips to China, Istanbul, and Kathmandu; NIH 5k runs; and of course the famous colleagues from Italy, Alice & Isabella).  But I haven’t written much about what I actually do for my job, mainly because […]

While the first ten feet of the starting line was purportedly reserved for people who were planning to run 5:00min miles, today it was crammed with 10min milers.  It took me 6 seconds even to get to the starting line because I was so boxed in.  But I dashed out to an outside lane where […]

Run for the Birds

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Shepherdstown, WV

‘Sean, you’re running this?’  The incredulous volunteer apparently did not consider the 11th annual Shepherdstown Run for the Birds to be a race befitting the likes of the Great Sean Andrish.

I retorted that the Run for the Birds was […]

Bull Run Run

April 14, 2012

Normally Aaron is photographer extraordinaire.  But this year he was going into Boston untrained on account of his Achilles and didn’t want to stand around all day.  And he had a whiny girlfriend who moans about rising before 6.  Plus, this year we had Bobby ‘So you got […]