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Don't Stop Believin': July 2008
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Let's just say I lost again this week. The sad litany of beverages consumed during the Margarito-Cotto fight (and holy crap what a fight! Rendered Sunday's 6-miler an unequivocal disaster. Let's just move on. The theme song for this week's extended trudge through the park was "Aqualung." At least I did it. I'm still on schedule. This week's gonna be good. I'm gonna be good. Mark "Crazy Legs" Matuska. Mark "Crazy Legs" Ma...
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Don't Stop Believin': January 2009
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. So concludes MAM2k8 INGNYCMTB. The final real post is below. I'd like to thank everyone who's been reading this and following my little story. It's been a lot of fun to write, and so I hope it's been fun to read. Expect more obscure references, wild tangents, and non sequiturs. Via a new forum in the near future. Stay tuned for my next project. Until then. Mark "Crazy Legs" Matuska. Labels: 2k8 Marathon Recap. My dear...
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Don't Stop Believin': September 2008
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Monday, September 29, 2008. Matuska Makes Statement Against "Discrimination". New York, NY- "Cautiously optimistic" were the words Mark Matuska. Used in a pre. Race interview while lining up to run in the ING. New York City Marathon Tune-Up, an 18 mile, three-loop jaunt around Central Park scheduled to serve as a barometer for fitness to complete the main event of November 2 nd. I think I can win- that's why we're all here, isn't it? That doesn...
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Don't Stop Believin': December 2008
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Saturday, December 13, 2008. Harlem and the Upper East. Harlem is where I live. But it's not mine. I once fed some tadpoles I'd gathered to a pet turtle I'd purchased from a local pet store during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rage; it died, as did the tadpoles, in different fashions. Its name was Botticelli. I didn't name the tadpoles. Not now. Goddammit, not now. There would be no more stretching. With that magical motivator, I turned into ...
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Don't Stop Believin': November 2008
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Sunday, November 30, 2008. As a junior high school baseball player, unable to master the vagaries of the slow roller. As a senior high school wrestler, beaten for the second time at the district meet by a guy that was just a little bit better. Or a little less afflicted by a bum shoulder. Schreiber, of Cuyahoga Heights. He didn't even go to State. And weary of recurring injury. Other than the at the end of every time I rewatch Major League.
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Don't Stop Believin': And... We're back!
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Sunday, July 25, 2010. If only I could learn to use a comma appropriately! Anyway, the runs have begun. I did Week 1 twice, a decision of necessity, as I'm in brutally incapable shape. We're only going to chart the past week, though, as in my old age my long term memory is fading. Not to fear, dear readers. We'll get there, individually, but as a group. 16-Week Marathon Training Schedule. Sunday: 4 miles, 1 beer. Monday: Boxing, 1 beer.
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Don't Stop Believin': September 2010
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Thank you very much-o, Mr. Roboto. Hal struck me as a Master. He was not a dancer or a showman. But he nailed Bruce at every inflection point, every breath, every soulful voice crack. I considered retirement for a short while. And then I decided to kick some ass. Just like he'd done with The Boss, and doing so as if he were playing a tape of the the recording from Slippery When Wet. How did Hal respond? Now it was c...
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Don't Stop Believin': Thank you very much-o, Mr. Roboto
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Thank you very much-o, Mr. Roboto. Hal struck me as a Master. He was not a dancer or a showman. But he nailed Bruce at every inflection point, every breath, every soulful voice crack. I considered retirement for a short while. And then I decided to kick some ass. Just like he'd done with The Boss, and doing so as if he were playing a tape of the the recording from Slippery When Wet. How did Hal respond? Now it was c...
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Don't Stop Believin': August 2010
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Over the short history of this blog, I've rarely dealt with any issues of social importance. This is probably a result of my general "cuss. care? So we come to the "Ground Zero Mosque" and "Ground Zero" itself, and I find myself compelled to join the fracas. 3) It may or may not be funded by "terrorists," whatever those are. Similarly, Fox News, BP, and the New Jersey Nets may or may not be funded by terrorists.
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Don't Stop Believin': July 2010
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Right, Left, Right, Left. There was an error in this gadget. Sunday, July 25, 2010. If only I could learn to use a comma appropriately! Anyway, the runs have begun. I did Week 1 twice, a decision of necessity, as I'm in brutally incapable shape. We're only going to chart the past week, though, as in my old age my long term memory is fading. Not to fear, dear readers. We'll get there, individually, but as a group. 16-Week Marathon Training Schedule. Sunday: 4 miles, 1 beer. Monday: Boxing, 1 beer. Until s...
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