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In which I debate the sanity of marathon training...in Arkansas...in summer...in the middle of the day 29 Jun 2012 | 02:16 am
-or- my love/hate affair with Peter Sagal -or- what a difference a day makes Several months ago, dismayed by my recent slow marathon times, I figured I ought to ramp it up a bit and really commit ...
The whole new Do Life family out for a morning run in the sun.... 25 Jun 2012 | 08:37 am
The whole new Do Life family out for a morning run in the sun. Ben and I took a bunch of rocks with us on the first leg of the summer tour and sold them all, so I whipped up another batch (flock? gag...
On moving Meemaw 16 Jun 2012 | 07:20 am
Stephen King says writing is sort of an archaeological dig. A story, he reasons, already exists beneath the surface, and it is our job as writers to unearth it, to scrape the dirt from the bones to s...
reflections on a morning run 14 Jun 2012 | 06:03 am
The clear sky, low humidity, and 70 degree temperature were like a birthday gift on this 14th anniversary of my clean date. It’s often said in the rooms of 12-step recovery programs that we only have...
On The Road Again... 26 May 2012 | 07:32 am
Ben and I take to the highways and by-ways on the Do Life Tour’s 2012 reprise. Join us in person — we’d love to see you, run and eat with you — in St. Louis tomorrow and KC Sunday. Check BDL for da...
This is like the coolest thing ever. Even though I’ve... 17 Apr 2012 | 11:40 am
This is like the coolest thing ever. Even though I’ve fallen down on the tumblr-posting job, it’s awesome that people like Cat (cat-like people?) are there to pick up the slack. Thanks, Cat - and Ja...
Since last we spoke... 17 Mar 2012 | 04:20 am
I have: -survived a couple of brief but fierce bouts of attack-eating. I still don’t what know sets these off. I can never pinpoint a specific cause — no anxiety, depression, excessive hunger. Cou...
First race of 2012 in the books — a 25K trail race... 8 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am
First race of 2012 in the books — a 25K trail race complete with gore and minor abrasions. As the boys will attest, I can’t usually run far without taking a tumble (or 3). As I was unable to get a p...
Do Life Founder Delights/Confounds Iowa Voters 31 Dec 2011 | 06:27 am
AP DesMoines Do Life Movement founder Ben Davis, speaking in Mediapolis Wednesday evening, left his audience at once refreshed and slightly confused. Davis was in town to talk about his weight loss...
The community. 29 Dec 2011 | 09:58 am
We talk about it all the time: how doing life together—friends, family, Internet people we meet at assorted illegal-5Ks—makes life better. A couple weeks ago we launched the Do Life website and I was...
