My Runs in Haiku

8.25 miles 1:10:33

2008-11-16T11:58:00.002-05:00

The wind blows me back.
Not the park, it nestles me
Deep within its curves.

4.2 miles in 40:20

2008-11-15T12:44:00.001-05:00

Dragged myself outside.
Nose is running, feet are not.
Life post-Marathon.

18 miles

2007-07-01T14:45:00.000-04:00

Turtles in the pond
Are eating crunchy cheese puffs.
Don't ask-- it's New York.

2007-06-30T11:46:00.000-04:00

Pace yourself, then surge.
Look strong, go slow, stay behind.
Soon your time will come.

2007-06-26T07:31:00.004-04:00

Work boils over
Like lava-- burns the Sandman.
Running cures nightmares.

2007-06-24T13:49:00.000-04:00

We start together
I lean forward, run ahead
My thoughts stay with her.

FRNY Lesbian and Gay Pride Run 5 miles

2007-06-23T11:05:00.000-04:00

My fastest time yet--
Pounded up hills, glided down.
Nightmares defeated.

warmup

2007-06-22T08:56:00.000-04:00

Running continues--
Where have all the haikus gone?
Brain not producing.

2007-06-19T07:13:00.000-04:00

Saw dogs chase squirrels
And four raccoons cross my path.
This is urban life.

WABC/Fight Prostate Cancer 5 mile

2007-06-17T11:00:00.004-04:00

And just like last night
No sleep, such heat and clutter.
Life is adjustment.

2007-06-16T14:29:00.001-04:00

Great concert last night
So a long slow run today.
Life is adjustment.

15 miles

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2007-06-15T07:29:00.000-04:00

So, Riverside Park
is flat, scenic, almost empty.
It's too good for me.

2007-06-14T07:22:00.000-04:00

Talking as I run--
Sweet nothings over each hill.
Nonsense fuels my life.

2007-06-13T07:27:00.001-04:00

Slept lightly, ran fast.
Dumped my brain at mile 2,
Thoughts are extra weight.

2007-06-12T07:17:00.000-04:00

Runners are smiling.
Glassy-eyed, looking through me--
Stoned on endorphins.

2007-06-10T11:40:00.001-04:00

Body moves, mind's still.
Just breathing, seeing, being.
No haiku today.

5 miles Bridle Path

2007-06-09T12:17:00.000-04:00

3 horses ahead
Blinders on, do they run free?
Don't know, I lost mine.

2007-06-08T07:31:00.000-04:00

Clashes in my brain
Of hopes vs fears, dreams vs dread.
Fleet feet silence them.

2007-06-07T07:20:00.000-04:00

The Master Juggler.
Balls in air, hands in pants, says,
"Where are my testes?"

2007-06-05T07:22:00.000-04:00

I learned that, downhill,
I can sleep while running.
Please don't wake me up.

2007-06-04T07:23:00.001-04:00

A zombie morning.
Growling, shuffling through the streets.
I need (oatmeal) brains.

NY Japan Day

2007-06-03T10:25:00.000-04:00

My wife is packing
Slowly, sweatily... sexy.
Just like how she runs.

Guest Haiku-- by the Jo-Man

2007-06-02T15:57:00.000-04:00

My bird's like a car.
Both leak while in motion.
Me too-- when I run.

2007-06-02T08:34:00.000-04:00

My mind won't be still.
I run straight, it goes crooked.
Must stay on the path.

2007-06-01T07:40:00.000-04:00

So, who's in charge here?
My brain, or my sick stomach?
My heart starts laughing.

2007-05-28T10:09:00.000-04:00

Late wedding last night.
But I rose, ran six miles...
Unless I'm dreaming.

12 miles

2007-05-27T11:05:00.000-04:00

The first six-- perfect.
Then it's Harlem Hill again.
It's always something...

2007-05-26T12:13:00.000-04:00

Why's my heart rate high?
Summer, so could be the heat
Or the half-clothed girls.

2007-05-25T07:30:00.000-04:00

Stop trying so hard
Keep the arms relaxed, head high.
The haiku will come.

2007-05-24T07:18:00.000-04:00

Woke up, spilled my tea,
Recalled that intervals hurt.
Today has begun.

2007-05-23T07:30:00.000-04:00

Mind follows body.
They fly into space, high, sigh
Never high enough.

6 miles

2007-05-22T06:04:00.000-04:00

5 miles

2007-05-21T07:25:00.000-04:00

Pain for the first two.
Then my legs stop their crying
And accept their fate.

5 mile recovery

2007-05-20T11:57:00.000-04:00

Up by the river.
Head happy, knees not so much
Why'd they use cement?

6 mile recovery

NYRR Healthy Kidney 10K

2007-05-19T11:20:00.000-04:00

So many people
Running with me not against.
So unlike my life.

NYRR Healthy Kidney 10K

Pre race warm up

2007-05-18T07:15:00.000-04:00

Dark foreboding sky.
But I turn up the volume.
Thank you Bob and Lou

3 mile recovery

2007-05-17T07:18:00.000-04:00

I turn and face north.
Switch the autopilot on.
Legs gladly take charge.

2007-05-16T07:41:00.000-04:00

Upstairs, loud music
Plays all night. Sometimes it's hard
to love thy neighbor.

2007-05-15T07:36:00.000-04:00

Twas not a good run.
Two miles fast, four slow, I'm...
More tortoise than hare.

2007-05-14T07:46:00.000-04:00

I fall out of bed.
Grab my socks, some tea, my shoes--
Eyes must stay open

Race-- NY Junior League Mother's Day 4 Miles

2007-05-13T09:38:00.000-04:00

Woke up quite early.
Ran my fastest 4 miles.
I feel young,less bald.

Bridle Path

2007-05-12T11:55:00.000-04:00

The trees are my friends.
In them, I run slow, at peace.
Tomorrow I race.

3 mile recovery

Conspiracy Theory # 83

2007-05-11T08:58:00.000-04:00

With a few raindrops
People vanish, birds appear.
Clearly they transformed.

2007-05-10T19:27:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I ran tonight
6 miles and pretty fast.
No more words, quota's full

2007-05-10T07:24:00.000-04:00

Can't get out of bed
Too much drink, too little sleep.
5 miles can wait

2007-05-09T07:21:00.000-04:00

Go counter-clockwise
Against the grain and the tide.
Forget all those stares.

2007-05-08T07:30:00.000-04:00

Climbing Harlem Hill
and keeping a low heart rate...
Dumb, like this haiku.

2007-05-07T07:15:00.000-04:00

Cool crisp early morn
Bitches Brew blows in my ears.
The run ends, life starts.

2007-05-05T14:30:00.000-04:00

When you just can't sleep
You can't think, feel, or see straight.
Fuck it, keep running.

2007-05-04T14:43:00.000-04:00

2007-05-03T15:24:00.000-04:00

Running Atlanta--
slowly because of stop lights
and not last night's drink

2007-05-02T07:24:00.000-04:00

I shall sing loudly
to myself and all who pass.
It makes for less clouds.

2007-05-01T09:19:00.000-04:00

Trailed a tall pale one
Across two or more miles.
Must keep heart rate down.

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4 miles
33:30
8:23 pace
Avg. HR 153 BPM