How to Hack a Marathon, via Lifehacker.

How Sluggish New Runners Ruined the Marathon

Among autumn's sporting rituals there is one tradition that fills me with
mounting dread: the return of marathon season. If you've been to the gym or
attended a cocktail party recently, you know what I mean. Chances are you've
bumped into a newly devoted runner who's all too happy to tell you about his
heart-rate monitor and split times and the looming, character-building challenge
of running 26.2 miles. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a slovenly couch potato who
abhors exercise. I'm an avid runner with six marathons under my New Balance
trainers. But this growing army of giddy marathon rookies is so irksome that I'm
about ready to retire my racing shoes and pick up bridge.

Full story here.

I'm still here, I'm back running a lot, but I'm slammed.

Other displacement activity: new blog - Godawful Wedding Crap.

*Speechless*

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You know you want it.

Just in case you don't believe the evidence of your eyes, the photographer has provided some explanatory text:

This gallery shows photographs of groups of models wearing different styles of the Irish Flag Swimwear.

I love girlfriends

Isn't wonderful to have a friend who knows that sometimes the very best thing to do is to put on your wedding shoes and sit around drinking wine?