Comments on: A woman named Paula http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/ wisdom and tripe from a lifetime runner Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:48:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tweak http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-794 Tweak Tue, 29 Nov 2005 13:35:15 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-794 Smart thinking...interviews available in podcasts...can't wait to listen to recent interview on Backpack during my commute home tonight. Stumbled across something this morning... "If you ask me what I've come to do in this world...I will reply: I'm here to live my life out loud." Emile Zola. Who is Emile Zola? Don't know. I'm going to find out. See you on the trails. Tweak. Smart thinking…interviews available in podcasts…can’t wait to listen to recent interview on Backpack during my commute home tonight.

Stumbled across something this morning…

“If you ask me what I’ve come to do in this world…I will reply: I’m here to live my life out loud.” Emile Zola.

Who is Emile Zola? Don’t know. I’m going to find out.

See you on the trails.
Tweak.

]]> By: songs of experience » leading from the middle http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-634 songs of experience » leading from the middle Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:40:09 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-634 [...] In her comment on A Woman Named Paula, Anne asked about the podcast on “leading from the middle” and after searching for it I now realize it was a radio show I was listening to, not a podcast. But in my Google I did come across an interesting piece on leading from the middle that was written by the First Gentleman of Michigan. Turns out its a very small world, indeed, because not only is the First Gentleman, Dan Mulhern, a runner … but he is also an old friend of the family (my older girls’ dad’s classmate from University of Detroit high school). So, here’s what Dan had to say about leading from the middle: Someone at the meeting asked her how fast a certain celebrity runner was, and she said, “Oh, he’s not fast at all.” Now, you have to understand that Pat spends a lot of time courting, following, and supporting the elite runners who move at incredible speeds — like 5-minute miles for the entire 26 mile race. The person asking the question said to Pat, “I just wanted to make sure Dan could keep up with him.” Pat clarified the celeb: “He only runs a 9 minute per mile pace.” Just as she was saying it, she and I shared a look of hope: she was hoping that I was fast, and I was hoping she would say something like “the guy runs a 12 minute pace.” So, our look of shared hope quickly turned to one of mutual embarrassment, as it was now my turn to clarify. Drawing on my small supplies of humility and self depreciating humor I said, “I’m hoping to tear the course up at a 9 minute pace.” The truth was out and I had to accept it: I’m just slow! [...] [...] In her comment on A Woman Named Paula, Anne asked about the podcast on “leading from the middle” and after searching for it I now realize it was a radio show I was listening to, not a podcast. But in my Google I did come across an interesting piece on leading from the middle that was written by the First Gentleman of Michigan. Turns out its a very small world, indeed, because not only is the First Gentleman, Dan Mulhern, a runner … but he is also an old friend of the family (my older girls’ dad’s classmate from University of Detroit high school). So, here’s what Dan had to say about leading from the middle: Someone at the meeting asked her how fast a certain celebrity runner was, and she said, “Oh, he’s not fast at all.” Now, you have to understand that Pat spends a lot of time courting, following, and supporting the elite runners who move at incredible speeds — like 5-minute miles for the entire 26 mile race. The person asking the question said to Pat, “I just wanted to make sure Dan could keep up with him.” Pat clarified the celeb: “He only runs a 9 minute per mile pace.” Just as she was saying it, she and I shared a look of hope: she was hoping that I was fast, and I was hoping she would say something like “the guy runs a 12 minute pace.” So, our look of shared hope quickly turned to one of mutual embarrassment, as it was now my turn to clarify. Drawing on my small supplies of humility and self depreciating humor I said, “I’m hoping to tear the course up at a 9 minute pace.” The truth was out and I had to accept it: I’m just slow! [...]

]]> By: Anne http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-633 Anne Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:01:13 +0000 http://www.runningland.com/2005/11/17/a-woman-named-paula/#comment-633 Great interview. During the podcast you mentioned another on leading from the middle. Can you provide a link to it? I'd love to listen. Great interview. During the podcast you mentioned another on leading from the middle. Can you provide a link to it? I’d love to listen.

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