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Thursday, September 8, 2011

DEDICATING 'TOUGHMAN' TO THE TOUGHEST MAN I NEVER KNEW.

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When I plunge into the less-than-pure waters of the Hudson River on Sunday morning at 7:20am, it will mark the beginning of the 70.3 mile T...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

THE RE-BIRTH OF BILL BUCKNER

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That life-saving catch by Bill Buckner in Sunday night's episode of "Curb Your Enthusian" did more than just keep a baby from...
Sunday, September 4, 2011

WHEN LIFE CHANGES FOREVER IN BLINK OF AN EYE

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Life is sometimes so good, we often forget how precious it really is. We can be living the life one second, then, in the blink of an eye, i...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

NEW CANAAN'S MARK REARICK: AN APPRECIATION.

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Last January, when the digital numbers on my scale slowly and painfully turned over from 249 to the perfectly round number of 250, I texted...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

A GORILLA WEEKEND AND THE FAT GUY NEEDS A GPS.

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Last Sunday, I interviewed a runner who had just won the woman's division of a 10-mile road race. She told me she would've had a b...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

FAT MAN COMETH: LESS THAN A MONTH TIL RACE DAY.

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Three weeks into my Gorilla Fitness program, I hit the proverbial wall. I've grown tired of salads, steamed vegetables, and endless gal...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

BRIAN BILL: A NAVY SEAL REMEMBERED

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I never knew Brian Bill and unless you were a member of his family or went to school with him, chances are you didn't know him, either....
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Hard-working, creative, and lover of good words, competition, and testing my limits. Graduate of UNC and Tar Heel baseball player. Signed with Boston Red Sox as free-agent. Hit a HR in "Bull Durham" off Nuke. Former sports anchor/reporter at NESN, Fox Sports Net and MLB.com.5-time Ironman, 3-time NYC Marathon finisher. Wedding singer and Solid Gold dancer. "It's not the critic who counts, but the man who gets in the arena to compete that does."
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