It is Just a Damn Hard Race

It is Just a Damn Hard Race   Gordon Cherr,   I have been staring at the bedroom ceiling for a while now, wondering if I will ever move again. The ceiling fan goes around and around an unknown number of times, I think it is counterclockwise but I...

The Road Not Taken

A VIEW FROM THE TOPTHE ROAD NOT TAKEN   Gordon Cherr,   Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth.* Perhaps I should have...

Jacksonville Beaches – Runs to Remember

A VIEW FROM THE TOP Jacksonville Beaches- Runs To Remember   Gordon Cherr,   We used to make a pilgrimage here once a year, it was many years ago. They had a race, it was only four miles long, but it was nasty. That’s why we came over here, leaving...

A VIEW FROM THE TOP Why the Wood Stork Sings at Dawn

A VIEW FROM THE TOP Why the Wood Stork Sings at Dawn   Gordon Cherr,   It is an interesting phenomenon, I think. I see her (I am certain she is a female but have no objective reason to believe it) most mornings at around the same time. I have dropped off the...

Connections – – The Black Mountain Marathon, 2011

A VIEW FROM THE TOPConnections – – The Black Mountain Marathon, 2011   Gordon Cherr,   The secret of endurance isn’t so much a lesson as an imperative. You obey the dictates of the marathon. You cut your losses and keep on. You go numb,...

Pine Run 2010 – How Sweet It Almost Was

The 2010 PINE RUN AND HOW SWEET IT ALMOST WAS   Gordon Cherr,   I wanted to write about the 2010 edition of the Pine Run and about how sweet it was to be the race director. I wanted to write about taking nearly four months of weekends to figure out the best...