Let’s talk about the Chicago Marathon, shall we? Or rather, let’s talk about our experience at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which took place on the beautiful morning of Sunday, October 11th, 2015, in one of the greatest cities of the world that doesn’t rhyme with “Buluth”. Ahh, the Chicago Marathon… for any…
The madman climbed the steeple spire “Go higher, go higher” said the crowd from down below “But…the world’s on fire” said the madman from the steeple spire “You’re a liar, you’re a liar” said the crowd from down below… The Hero and The Madman is one of my absolute favorite Thin Lizzy songs, and I’m a…
I thought these things didn’t happen anymore.I thought all that blood had been shed long ago. It’s a dark night… In the early winter of 1996, Robert Rodriguez’s epic horrror/crime/vampire/exploitation flick From Dusk Till Dawn exploded into theaters and into the hearts of grindhouse movie lovers everywhere. Even if it wasn’t that much of a…
Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis by Louis Markos My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been a Friend of Narnia since the tender age of eight, when Mrs. Parry read The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe to our 3rd Grade class. I was almost instantly enraptured with tales of snowy landscapes, fantasy…
(whispers) Careful with that axe, Eugene… Not for nothing, but Pink Floyd has such a rich catalog of songs that sometimes you just want to nuke the Clear Channel offices from orbit simply because they won’t play a single track from the band on the radio unless it comes from The Wall, Dark Side of…
He reached for a book all bound in leather Something that he knows he’s never read And the first page says beware you’ve found the answer The next one says I wish that you were dead! Forbidden lore, Dark Arts, evil spells, maniacal obsession, Satanic interludes, trapped in Hell… yup this must be a jolly…
And the nurse will tell you lies Of a kingdom beyond the skies. But I am lost within this half-world, It hardly seems to matter now… Well it’s about freakin’ time. Seriously. And not just time for Hokeyblog’s October tradition of presenting you the most buttkickin’ of Halloween songs in a little number we’d like…
“You want egg salad, I’ll give you egg salad!” What the character of Shepherd Wong has to do with today’s Friday Super Happy Fun and Smile-Time Variety Hour, I haven’t the foggiest. I just needed an intro. So sue me. This is my fourth post of the week, and I’m starting to feel a little…
The 2015 Disneyland 10K represented the third time this particular race had been run, as well as being the start of the third Dumbo Double Dare Challenge, in which participants had to complete this 10K as well as the 2015 Disneyland Half Marathon the following day. For those of you keeping score at home, this…
Welcome back to the glittering pageantry of Jeff Galloway’s Training & Motivation Tips. We’re here with our tenth iteration of tips and tricks from Jedi Master Jeff Galloway himself, to make you both a stronger Jedi and, more importantly, a stronger, healthier runner. Hopefully you’ll forgive any overt Star Warsiness; I just registered for the…