Sometimes, when I read my column in the Mountain Times, I wonder: does anyone actually use the phrase “Generation Y” anymore? It’s been my impression lately that the term “Millennials” has almost completely replaced “Generation Y” in trend-based think-pieces. The […]
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Thank goodness for cool rain
So I am certain that it will be a surprise to no one that I have not in any way, shape or form, stuck to my training schedule. I did, however, do an 11-mile training run from the Sherburne Pass […]
One in a million
By Dom Cioffi Every now and then you run across a life story that seems too incredible, too improbable, and too inconceivable to actually be true. The story of Arnel Pineda is a perfect example. Born in the lower class […]
Going rogue
By Dom Cioffi Forty years ago this summer, on a Friday night in June, Universal Pictures released the film “Jaws” to curious audiences across the country. Within days it would become a monumental hit and a cultural phenomenon. The film […]
The Outside Story
Bobcats, the “phantoms of the forest” By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul The distinctively feline tracks through the snow in our woods last winter intrigued me. They would follow the narrow ski trail a ways, then meander into the trees or, sometimes, […]
Not in our backyard
Ever since I was a boy, I thought it would be really fun someday to watch the Olympics in person. Alas, I might have actually fulfilled this dream if, in late July, Boston had not dropped its bid to host […]
Heat stroke, dehydration and the changeover to ketosis
So heat stroke is a thing, apparently. Remember last week how I talked about my trying to get back into ketosis from glycosis? So in the middle of this week (adhering to my previously mentioned three on-two off schedule), I […]
Rockin’ the Region with Donavon Frankenreiter
Submitted DONAVON FRANKENREITER This Saturday, Aug. 8, head to Snowshed Base Lodge at Killington Resort to listen to the cool jammin’ sounds of Donavon Frankenreiter, part of the Cooler in the Mountains concert series. He is really excited to be […]
Altitude Sickness
So the general plan is paying off. I am avoiding listening to the dirty little must-go-faster demons in my brain stem, and I am achieving gains without injury or the crushing fatigue that I encountered in my road training in […]
The fish and love connection
When I read about the recent engagement of Polly Lynn and Jason Mikula, co-publishers of The Mountain Times, it brought back memories of my own connection between “true love” and fish! In case you missed the article, Polly and Jason […]