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Dating & Parenting by a Single Dad

Romantic Conversation Starters for Runners

Posted on August 19th, 2008 | 25 comments

When you lose faith in online dating and swear it off completely, you’re forced to meet people the old-fashioned way – by starting a conversation in real life. Over time I’ve become fairly decent at chatting up women in various places – bars, coffee houses, doctors offices, out on the road bike, in the gym. [...]

My Teenage Daughter is a Fast Girl

Posted on March 7th, 2008 | 2 comments

My teenage daughter is a fast girl. No, not that kind of fast, at least not with any boyfriends I’m aware of. Fast as in speedy.
She recently competed in her first high school track meet and did incredibly well. First place in the 200 yard dash. Second place in the 100. First place with her [...]

Training with soccer moms for the Napa Valley Marathon

Posted on February 18th, 2008 | 2 comments

A few years ago, a group of neighborhood soccer moms asked me to train with them for the Napa Valley Marathon. I’d just turned forty and was an avid cyclist who’d left hill workouts, interval training, and twenty-mile runs well behind me.
“I can give you some tips,” I said. “But my serious running days are [...]