Quotations

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Success

If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

Bill Lyon

Bimbler’s Bash 2009 Proceeds

Proceeds from the 2009 Bimbler’s Bash which I have donated to the Guilford Land Conservation Trust, were $1,315.66.

Thank you everyone who supported the event.

The only way

The only way around is through.

Robert Frost

Perspective

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

Abraham Maslow

Quotations

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.

Marlene Dietrich

Miller’s Pond

Another of Ultra’s favorite places to run, the red loop at Miller’s Pond State Park near Durham, CT [Read more...]

Northern Nipmuck Trail Race

Race #1 of the Grand Tree series, the Northern Nipmuck Trail Race, was held today. The Mayor and myself were the sole representatives from BimbleLand, but evidence of Mr. Bimble’s reach was evident. Several Bimbler’s Bluff Buffs (Say that 3 times fast) were adorning many runners and one runner asked us how this course compared to the Bimbler’s Bash. Many familiar faces were seen including Charlie Iselin. Mayor and I were discussing when we had last run this race, and we both remembered it as the year that IGGY had the “bark” incident, two years ago. [Read more...]

The safety pin

It was 160 years ago today (April 10) that a guy named Walter Hunt patented this tiny device. As runners, we’d be sunk without it!

Ability

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Malcolm Forbes