http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog Death by Fundraising Wed, 14 May 2008 20:33:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en . Peggy, a lovely lady from Hope, Idaho and a schoolteacher/ultra-runner to boot, received the most hilarious bits of advice from her 2nd grade students. Her years of teaching tots certainly has rubbed off as evidence by her being the only known person on the planet who says "oh, ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=116 . Isn't that where Margaritaville is? In the keys? Who knows, I never liked Jimmy Buffet. Regardless, Lisa Smith Batchen is running the inaugural Keys100, and no doubt she will not be pulling a Tony and running w/ fat-soaked tasties mid-course. What it is is this: In other words, a 100 mile ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=115 Here's Tony, proving that if not all of America, at least New Jersey runs on Dunkin' Donuts (not visible- the large coffee w/ milk & sugar ) I'll do a "race recap" (including vomit stories!) about the New Jersey Marathon. Um, just as soon as I finish the "race recap" on the ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=112 What a crap blogger I am. I suppose since I haven't moved my lard-ass since I've been back, I haven't had much to say other than "pass the donuts." I promise I'll do a race report for MdS soon chock full o' pithy remarks and strategic tips. ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=110  . Greetings folks, It's probably not the piece I'm in, but very likely about our good buddy, Ted Archer-- also lovingly known as "That Speedy Bastard Archer". It's a term of endearment. Really. Here's the preview on the ABC website. http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4709544&page=1 http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=109 TEE-VEE SEGMENTS POSTPONED! I just got the following email from the ABC producers... Good Morning All, A quick note. [The segments] have been postponed airing the piece because of news on your side of the pond. This is always a danger with news programs. (Why does the Pope have ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=105 . . TUNE IN TO ABC TOMORROW (THURS) AS I'M HUMILIATED ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, NIGHTLINE & WORLD NEWS . First of all, thank you to everyone who emailed me during the race. It's ridiculous how much everyone looked forward to getting their emails at the end of the day. ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=101 In Essaouira right now. Re-imagine Provincetown, MA replacing the cars, kitch, fried clams, and transvestites with carts, carpet-sellers, grilled fish and women in haik (see photo). I'll be back on Monday and will update the blog then. Thanks to everyone who wrote emails to me while I was doing MdS, and ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=97 Oh man. Oh man. How much can one person's rump hurt? I now know. I was unfortunately and unexpectedly forced into actually *running* today because my glutes were on some sort of civil disobedience action and wouldn't work. It hit 122 around noon. This may very well be the only occasion ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=87 I'm (technically) still alive Holy hell on a crutch, that was hard. My big plan was to "save it all" for the long stage so I could make progress during the cool hours. My achilles, however, decided that it would really be a great time to see the desert at night and ... http://www.ireallyshouldbewriting.com/waddle2008/blog/?p=85