Sweet Dreams

A View from the TopSweet Dreams   Gordon Cherr,   Sweet dreams are made of theseWho am I to disagree?Travel the world and the seven seasEverybody’s looking for something(The Eurhythmics, Sweet Dreams) The road has been left to me alone at this early...

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT, BUT…   Gordon Cherr,   Sitting here in the kitchen drinking hot coffee, looking at this wall of water dropping from the grey morning sky. Measuring my dwindling incentive. Got soaked yesterday on the run, got...

Finding the Soul

A View from the TopFinding the Soul   Gordon Cherr, Newcomers to running are enticed by enjoyment of one kind, while experienced runners seek more sophisticated pleasures. What begins as a fitness quest, ends as a quest for joy*  The Mountains To Sea Trail from...

Notes from the Front

A View from the TopNotes from the Front   Gordon Cherr,    I am sitting on the back porch, tying on my running shoes. The sun is rising over Little Cedar Mountain, off to the east. It is a scene worth watching, and I do watch most mornings. The house is at...

But I Stll Got a Long Way to Go

A View from the TopBut I Still Got a Long Way to Go   Gordon Cherr,   The trail from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway to Craven Gap is 5.4 miles each way, 10.8 difficult miles. After a short half mile of level ground, as the single track trail...

Eye in the Sky

A View from the TopEye In The Sky, Looking At Us All   Gordon Cherr,    Just got back from my early morning run. Very interesting. There is a very specific place on the golf course where you head due east and directly into the rising sun. Just the perfect...