18 miles

Turtles in the pond
Are eating crunchy cheese puffs.
Don't ask-- it's New York.

Pace yourself, then surge.
Look strong, go slow, stay behind.
Soon your time will come.

Work boils over
Like lava-- burns the Sandman.
Running cures nightmares.

We start together
I lean forward, run ahead
My thoughts stay with her.

FRNY Lesbian and Gay Pride Run 5 miles

My fastest time yet--
Pounded up hills, glided down.
Nightmares defeated.

warmup

Running continues--
Where have all the haikus gone?
Brain not producing.

Saw dogs chase squirrels
And four raccoons cross my path.
This is urban life.

WABC/Fight Prostate Cancer 5 mile

And just like last night
No sleep, such heat and clutter.
Life is adjustment.

Great concert last night
So a long slow run today.
Life is adjustment.

15 miles

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So, Riverside Park
is flat, scenic, almost empty.
It's too good for me.

Talking as I run--
Sweet nothings over each hill.
Nonsense fuels my life.

Slept lightly, ran fast.
Dumped my brain at mile 2,
Thoughts are extra weight.

Runners are smiling.
Glassy-eyed, looking through me--
Stoned on endorphins.

Body moves, mind's still.
Just breathing, seeing, being.
No haiku today.

5 miles Bridle Path

3 horses ahead
Blinders on, do they run free?
Don't know, I lost mine.

Clashes in my brain
Of hopes vs fears, dreams vs dread.
Fleet feet silence them.

The Master Juggler.
Balls in air, hands in pants, says,
"Where are my testes?"

I learned that, downhill,
I can sleep while running.
Please don't wake me up.

A zombie morning.
Growling, shuffling through the streets.
I need (oatmeal) brains.

NY Japan Day

My wife is packing
Slowly, sweatily... sexy.
Just like how she runs.

Guest Haiku-- by the Jo-Man

My bird's like a car.
Both leak while in motion.
Me too-- when I run.

My mind won't be still.
I run straight, it goes crooked.
Must stay on the path.

So, who's in charge here?
My brain, or my sick stomach?
My heart starts laughing.

Late wedding last night.
But I rose, ran six miles...
Unless I'm dreaming.

12 miles

The first six-- perfect.
Then it's Harlem Hill again.
It's always something...

Why's my heart rate high?
Summer, so could be the heat
Or the half-clothed girls.

Stop trying so hard
Keep the arms relaxed, head high.
The haiku will come.

Woke up, spilled my tea,
Recalled that intervals hurt.
Today has begun.

Mind follows body.
They fly into space, high, sigh
Never high enough.

6 miles

5 miles

Pain for the first two.
Then my legs stop their crying
And accept their fate.



5 mile recovery

Up by the river.
Head happy, knees not so much
Why'd they use cement?



6 mile recovery

NYRR Healthy Kidney 10K

So many people
Running with me not against.
So unlike my life.

NYRR Healthy Kidney 10K



Pre race warm up

Dark foreboding sky.
But I turn up the volume.
Thank you Bob and Lou



3 mile recovery

I turn and face north.
Switch the autopilot on.
Legs gladly take charge.

Upstairs, loud music
Plays all night. Sometimes it's hard
to love thy neighbor.

Twas not a good run.
Two miles fast, four slow, I'm...
More tortoise than hare.

I fall out of bed.
Grab my socks, some tea, my shoes--
Eyes must stay open

Race-- NY Junior League Mother's Day 4 Miles

Woke up quite early.
Ran my fastest 4 miles.
I feel young,less bald.

Bridle Path

The trees are my friends.
In them, I run slow, at peace.
Tomorrow I race.



3 mile recovery

Conspiracy Theory # 83

With a few raindrops
People vanish, birds appear.
Clearly they transformed.

Yeah, I ran tonight
6 miles and pretty fast.
No more words, quota's full

Can't get out of bed
Too much drink, too little sleep.
5 miles can wait

Go counter-clockwise
Against the grain and the tide.
Forget all those stares.

Climbing Harlem Hill
and keeping a low heart rate...
Dumb, like this haiku.

Cool crisp early morn
Bitches Brew blows in my ears.
The run ends, life starts.

When you just can't sleep
You can't think, feel, or see straight.
Fuck it, keep running.

Running Atlanta--
slowly because of stop lights
and not last night's drink

I shall sing loudly
to myself and all who pass.
It makes for less clouds.

Trailed a tall pale one
Across two or more miles.
Must keep heart rate down.

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4 miles
33:30
8:23 pace
Avg. HR 153 BPM