I hope not! — In “Sit, Stay, Heal” Mel Miskimen writes about her 84-year-old father having to put his retriever to sleep. Her father had always owned a dog, but he announces that she should take the leftover dog food. Mel asks her father, “So, no puppy then?” “No, I don’t think so,” he…

But 8 reasons running is better than cycling and 8 is more than 5 — I was riding my bike as part of a ‘workout’ (using the term loosely) yesterday. As I rode I thought, “cycling is better than running because it is so easy and you get this cool breeze in your face.” And then I thought, “running is better than cycling because it’s…

Racing to the finish and beginning a new era — In April 1972, NYC Marathon director Fred Lebow got a call. Johnson’s Wax was introducing a new pink shaving cream made for women called Crazylegs. They wanted to sponsor the first women’s-only marathon and wondered if Fred and the NYC Road Runners Club could organize it. Lebow loved the idea but… He had three problems. …

No? Let’s not talk about making history or redefining beautiful — In case you missed it, Sports Illustrated just published their 2022 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. The guy above was NOT on the cover. A very sexy woman was. Big surprise! Sports Illustrated actually publishes 4 different versions of their Swimsuit Edition with a different woman on the cover of each…