There are many worthy causes to support. Now that I have completed my 20 mile training run in pretty good shape, I have decided for my 7th and final marathon to fund raise for the Public Interest Law Society (PILS) at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. One of the many things I like about Loyola is its devotion to the public interest and its ability to attract students who feel the same way. PILS supports those students through programming during the school year and more importantly with summer grants to students who work in otherwise unpaid summer internships in public interest and public sector organizations. If you are able to support PILS and my final marathon run through the streets of Chicago please consider a gift of any amount to PILS.
The easiest way is to go to luc.edu/law/give and select Public Interest Law Society on the drop down box marked direct your gift. You can also send me a check made out to Loyola University Chicago School of Law with PILS marked in the notes section.
Either way I am grateful for your support of this worthy cause and intend to match to at least the first $500. In addition, I intend to steal the wonderful idea of Brother Matt and offer the additional incentive for every gift of $25 or more, I will add the song of your choice to my play list for race day.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Friday, September 19, 2014
Shut up Legs!!
How did I not know this was happening? Yesterday, at age 43, Jens Voigt set the hour world record by riding 51.115 kilometers (31.7 miles) in an hour. Then he retired. That is called going out in style. Here's a link to video of the last few minutes.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Congratulations to Brother Phil
On the completion of his 9/13 100K journey along the Thames from London to Henley. Max may be the Iron Man of the blog but you sir are the Man of Steel. Congratulations on an epic run.
Which Rocky are you?
Rocky I: Underdog defies the odds, goes the distance.
Rocky II: Yo Adrian, I did it!
Rocky III: Eye of the Tiger.
Rocky IV: No pain.
Rocky V: Loses respect of son, beats up protege who betrays him, punches guy who looks like Don King.
Rocky VI: Defies the ravages of time, goes the distance, regains adulation of the crowd, quits on his own terms.
Rocky II: Yo Adrian, I did it!
Rocky III: Eye of the Tiger.
Rocky IV: No pain.
Rocky V: Loses respect of son, beats up protege who betrays him, punches guy who looks like Don King.
Rocky VI: Defies the ravages of time, goes the distance, regains adulation of the crowd, quits on his own terms.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
An Unintentionally Profound Text Sequence
A couple of weeks ago I did my 16 miler and texted my wife at a water break around half way out to let her about when I thought I would be home, leading to this potentially deep exchange.
Me: at mile 8.
Her: Take it easy. Its really hot out.
Me: Don't understand.
Her: Don't push yourself. Its not a race.
Me: Of course it is.
Her: Only against yourself.
Me: The only worthy opponent.
***
Have we just inadvertently defined what it means to be married to a non-runner?
Me: at mile 8.
Her: Take it easy. Its really hot out.
Me: Don't understand.
Her: Don't push yourself. Its not a race.
Me: Of course it is.
Her: Only against yourself.
Me: The only worthy opponent.
***
Have we just inadvertently defined what it means to be married to a non-runner?
Is this what Iowa feels like?
I'm getting inundated -- just hammered -- with information from law schools all over the country. Such-and-such Law had a Supreme Court Justice out to speak. So-and-so U. hired 10 newly minted JD-PhDs. Another College of Law has great experiential learning opportunities. At least that is what I glean from the headlines as I place one document after another into the recycle bin.
It is coming in the mailbox and by e-mail. To be clear, glossy brochures are nothing new -- I've been getting them for years, as has everybody else -- but this is an order of magnitude larger and more persistent. Spam e-mail is something I have not enjoyed in the past. (I am not enjoying it now, either, to be clear.) My colleagues have been relatively sheltered.
Why? I got my thumbs up for tenure last year, and as such may be tasked with filling out the US News ballot. I suppose some hope I might be swayed.
Thankfully not having received any outreach from my co-bloggers' institutions, let me state my position: as a rational economic actor, there is one way, and only one way, that I am voting if I receive a ballot. That's not because I am naive as to some legitimate arguments for a law school pecking order but because I am personally benefitted by an improvement in my institution's standing (and the inverse is also true). I have cast about for an algorithm that teaches that I should be thoughtful in my voting, but having found none, my approach is decided.
Of course, there is a larger lesson to draw from this. Surely everybody else is as smart as I and a rational actor also. What does that say about the "peer reputation" metric in the U.S. News rankings?
It is coming in the mailbox and by e-mail. To be clear, glossy brochures are nothing new -- I've been getting them for years, as has everybody else -- but this is an order of magnitude larger and more persistent. Spam e-mail is something I have not enjoyed in the past. (I am not enjoying it now, either, to be clear.) My colleagues have been relatively sheltered.
Why? I got my thumbs up for tenure last year, and as such may be tasked with filling out the US News ballot. I suppose some hope I might be swayed.
Thankfully not having received any outreach from my co-bloggers' institutions, let me state my position: as a rational economic actor, there is one way, and only one way, that I am voting if I receive a ballot. That's not because I am naive as to some legitimate arguments for a law school pecking order but because I am personally benefitted by an improvement in my institution's standing (and the inverse is also true). I have cast about for an algorithm that teaches that I should be thoughtful in my voting, but having found none, my approach is decided.
Of course, there is a larger lesson to draw from this. Surely everybody else is as smart as I and a rational actor also. What does that say about the "peer reputation" metric in the U.S. News rankings?
Monday, September 15, 2014
Nice Day for a Long Run
I can't possibly compete with Philp's 100k jaunt this weekend. We eagerly await a race report. The achievement boggles my mind. I managed a comparatively modest 21.3 long training run yesterday, and am happy to report nothing more than the usual soreness. It was a gorgeous day, we ran at a gentle pace and I remembered why I love September in NY. After a rest and household chores, V_ and I walked down to Brooklyn Bridge Park to Smorgasburg -- the weekend food festival on the piers for recovery food. I had a Ramen Burger, brisket tacos and a hibiscus doughnut from Dough. Yum . . . burp . . .
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