Author Archives: cfrietch

Tragedy and Triumph at the 2016 Vermont Marathon

Posted on June 1, 2016

Race Report: Vermont City Marathon I’ve wanted to run this race for awhile now; I’ve always heard good things about its organization, and Burlington is just a nice little town perched on Lake Champlain surrounded by the Green Mountains. The … Continue reading →

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Eagleman 2015 Race Report, by Ernest Hemingway (with contributions from Joseph Conrad)

Posted on July 24, 2015

Months before, the sleeping dragon, Eagleman 70.3 appeared not as the majestic bird of prey, but rather a placid feathered sparrow, calmly beckoning our siren trio to the lush marshes of Maryland. But as our good and true party of … Continue reading →

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Dear Hollywood: Stop Taking the “Vegan Challenge”

Posted on June 9, 2014

An open letter (that none of them will read) to celebrities who think they want to go vegan: Please, please tell no one.

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Can I Be “F40-44” Forever?

Posted on December 29, 2013

I’m a little afraid to say how great 2013 turned out to be. I often kept thinking “is this my peak year?” and “what happens next year?” Well, that’s malarkey. I know that 2014 will be whatever I make of … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Hambletonian Marathon (or Why I Might Be Ruined for Big-City Marathons)

Posted on November 20, 2013

Through late summer and early fall, I’d been semi-training for a marathon. I wasn’t too sure which one. There were several I was eyeballing. It was interesting doing this training-but-not-training thing. Instead of plotting out each and every weekend and … Continue reading →

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Eating vegan in New Orleans: Not impossible!

Posted on March 4, 2013

This is the sort of article I wish I had found before heading to New Orleans for the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon. Eating vegan in NOLA was going to be a challenge, and the info I found online … Continue reading →

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Skinny today, fat forever

Posted on December 12, 2012

As I walk out of J.Crew with my size 4 bootleg cords (on sale for $36), I feel I’ve been hoodwinked: Clearly, size inflation is completely out of control. There is no way I wear a “real” size 4. We’ve … Continue reading →

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