A View From the Top

A VIEW FROM THE TOP    Is there a better friend than one who has run so many miles by your side, even if aided by two extra legs? Gordon Cherr thinks not. And sometimes it is better said through the words of another. For Buster (April 1994- September 28,...

And then the vulture ate me

AND THEN THE VULTURE ATE ME   Gordon Cherr,   It was an odd spring into summer here this year, don’t you think? We had a rather mild winter (even for Tallahassee), then a warm start to spring. My gardens started out fast, kind of like a quarter miler...

Running the Suwannee

A View From the Top By Gordon Cherr, “Sittin’ in the mornin’ sunI’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comeWatching the ships roll inAnd then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah.I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bayWatching...

And Then the Vulture Eats You

A View From the Top AND THEN THE VULTURE EATS YOU (with apologies to Don Kardong)   By Gordon Cherr,   “And Then The Vulture Eats You” is an entertaining book of short articles and stories about ultrarunning, edited by John Parker. Parker...

Chiam

CHIAM A View From the Top    Gordon Cherr,   He has come early by 3 months. He weighs less than 2 pounds. He is fighting for his life, I can’t even imagine what kind of life it will be, that is of little priority right now. Fight, baby, fight. Our...

Visions

A View From the Top Visions   By Gordon Cherr,   I am running across an open field, under the Blue Ridge Parkway bridge, on the Mountain To Sea Trail, heading south, about a mile south of the Folk Art Center, in Asheville. I imagine that this is my reward...