WHAT YOU DARE TO DREAM
We all have dreams. We all have things we want to accomplish. We have big dreams and small dreams. Glorious dreams and simple ones.
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Always Striving To Be Better!
I don’t know the last time I ever ran ten miles in under ninety minutes, but it was a long time ago.
Guys in their mid-fifties aren’t supposed to be this fast.
As I ran today, I zoomed past lightning. He couldn’t keep up.
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It feels great to work diligently toward a goal, any goal, and to achieve it. I didn’t think I’d ever be this fast again.
But here’s the thing about goals… once you get there, there’s always the next one. There is always a new mountain to climb – always something else to strive for.
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We Don’t Have To Slow Down
I am well into my 16-week marathon training program.
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How Can I Get A Signed Copy?
Numerous people have asked how they can acquire signed copies of Scattering the Ashes and/or The Least Among Them.
I came up with an original solution and created pages for personalized copies signed by me on eBay.
I will always make sure to have plenty on hand to meet demand.
You can look for my other books soon!
For now, click the images below to secure your personalized copy of either book or both books.
Running and Writing
Writing and running.
Running and writing.
My mind is full of words and sayings that are helping to continue to push me ever forward…
My personality is such that I can’t help but set goals, push to reach them, and then dream of bigger and greatest things.
“They say I’m a dreamer, but I’m the only one…” (John Lennon)
“Good is the enemy of great.” (Jim Collins)
“Good enough, never is.” (Debbi Fields)
In just over fifteen weeks, I will be running the Pittsburgh Marathon (with my son Ryan).
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A GREAT REVIEW!
From, Compton To The Bronx by Roy White, with Paul Semendinger, is getting outstanding reviews.
This book is now available for pre-order.
The Best Books I Read in 2022
I love to read. My goal (a modest goal to some and an impossible goal for others) is to read 30 books each year. I figure that two books a month (and then a few more) is reasonable.
In 2022, I actually made it to 45 books, but, then again, well, a whole collection weren’t all that scholarly (as you’ll soon see).
Here, now, are the books I most enjoyed in 2022:
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A Smart Choice
In 2022, I determined to run every single day for a calendar year. I set out on January 1 and I ran each and every day.
I set a lofty goal, and then, through perseverance, determination, tenacity, and will, I accomplished that goal.
I ran 1,700 miles last year, or an average of 4.65 miles each and every day. I am proud that I was able to do that.
I’m now writing a book of this experience which I hope will serve as motivation for other runners and goal-setters. We can all do more than we ever imagined. You just need to set a plan and get out there and do it.
We also can’t let failure get in the way of pressing forward. I had plenty of years when I thought about and/or tried to run each day and didn’t make it. I learned as I failed from each setback.
But last year, I accomplished my goal.
Then, on January 1, 2023, I went out and ran again. I only did three miles in a new running shoe I was trying out (the Saucony Tempus), but it was three miles and the running streak continued…
But then, on January 2, I made a very sound decision. I made a smart choice. Sanity prevailed.
I didn’t run.
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Oh No! Here We Go Again!
I have no intentions to run every day in 2023.
But, I couldn’t let today pass me by!
I DID IT!
December 31, 2022
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It wasn’t easy, but it was great!
365 consecutive days of running! A perfect year.
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