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.