Comments on Feet Meet Street: Heart and Soul

Don't need money, Don't need fame, don't need no c...

2009-07-13T23:06:24.543-04:00

Don't need money, Don't need fame, don't need no credit to ride this train...to PR-ville! It doesn't cost anything to get a PR, just will and a willingness to work hard. Huey is such a philosopher.

What does it say about my musical preferences that...

2009-07-13T11:13:28.844-04:00

What does it say about my musical preferences that I "found" Huey when I was like 14.... in 1994. It was supposed to be my peak music loving years and I found a pop band that was well past their prime. Awesome.

I too have wondered about the PR question. Luckily I still have a few years to try to crank out a BQ, but I think that the realization that I can no longer get faster will be a tough one.

I was going to write something about how impressed...

2009-07-10T10:39:48.518-04:00

I was going to write something about how impressed I am that you've managed to work Huey Lewis into 2 blog posts about running. But then it occurred to me that I blog about Bruce on a weekly basis, so never mind.

word ver: "herness"--a royal title if ever I heard one; please call me that from now on

Is the News the same guys? Not that I remember th...

2009-07-09T22:01:21.993-04:00

Is the News the same guys? Not that I remember their names, but they were originally (pre-Huey) known as The Clovers, and were Elvis Costello's backing band on 'My Aim Is True' and first tour. It's been downhill for those guys for over 30 years now.

Really interesting, thought provoking post. I saw...

2009-07-09T19:49:05.493-04:00

Really interesting, thought provoking post.
I saw another big name from the '80's - Cyndi Lauper - at the State Fair a couple of years back. She was still awesome, if a bit haggard.
I've only been running for a few years now, so even though I'm fast becoming decrepit, I still think I've got some PRs in me. It'll suck to slow down, but it'd suck worse to give up trying.

Well, hopefully all the running made your legs roc...

2009-07-09T16:17:48.495-04:00

Well, hopefully all the running made your legs rock the tight frayed jean shorts you probably wore.

Oh my gosh...I just found your blog. Too funny tha...

2009-07-09T14:06:32.436-04:00

Oh my gosh...I just found your blog. Too funny that it's about Huey. I used to LOVE him.

I saw Huey Lewis and the News about 3 years ago at...

2009-07-09T14:00:17.080-04:00

I saw Huey Lewis and the News about 3 years ago at a winery concert and I LOVED it...they were so much fun and so full of energy, you just know they were playing for the love of music (yeah and maybe the paycheck, I'll give ya that.)

That's the power of loooooveee! Don't need money! Don't need fame! Don't need no credit card to ride this train!

Hope we both still have that spirit when we're 70 :)

I am a Newshead, how can you forget the way that b...

2009-07-09T10:51:16.337-04:00

I am a Newshead, how can you forget the way that band made me dance, but I was 8.

In "Run Less, Run Faster" there is some magic form...

2009-07-09T09:07:17.069-04:00

In "Run Less, Run Faster" there is some magic formula that you can use to compare your younger and older running self. See if you are still the same or would even beat your younger self!

Question: Have you (or anybody you know) ran the Capitol City Half-Marathon. I'm trying to find a good first half and that one is vying for the spot.

I thought you would definitely reference Back to t...

2009-07-09T08:42:42.030-04:00

I thought you would definitely reference Back to the Future in this post.

So did you get a new T-shirt to irk Mrs. Nitmos?

Well once your ability to PR wears off you can alw...

2009-07-08T22:25:23.451-04:00

Well once your ability to PR wears off you can always delve into the world of tris.. yes I got it, poor Mrs. Nitmos!

I once read a good article in RW about aging and P...

2009-07-08T20:19:07.682-04:00

I once read a good article in RW about aging and PR's, I think by John Bingham (penguin?) it was a really good article and he recommended at some point as we age, it may be a good idea to "reset" our PRs maybe every decade or so

I can almost smell that t-shirt over here, eww. ha...

2009-07-08T19:49:56.281-04:00

I can almost smell that t-shirt over here, eww. haha. Great post!

I remember being a big fan of HL&N in school. Mom...

2009-07-08T19:06:09.353-04:00

I remember being a big fan of HL&N in school. Mom and Dad came home from a Cardinals baseball game saying some news group sang the National Anthem....they had no idea, I had to explain this to my "out-of-touch" parents.

This post makes me LMAO.

"Because it's hip to be square." If it wasn't for...

2009-07-08T17:30:43.143-04:00

"Because it's hip to be square."

If it wasn't for a stupid thing like a broken bone and surgery, I'd still be in contention for seriously shattering any prior PRs, and I just turned 50 last month. My brother (54) is still shattering PRs and he's been running since high school. The guy just doesn't know how to stop. (Adrenaline junkie)

I take this to mean you really read my blog post. LOL.

Have a good one!

I believe there is a Huey song on my running playl...

2009-07-08T17:03:38.899-04:00

I believe there is a Huey song on my running playlist :)

Umm you lost me at deep fried twinkies...mmmmm.......

2009-07-08T16:24:07.923-04:00

Umm you lost me at deep fried twinkies...mmmmm....fried..chemical products...

When it comes to deep fried twinkies, I Know What I Like and Back in Time I Was Workin' for a Living and I Wanted a new drug. So I said to the concert vendor Give me the keys, and also give me a couple twinkies. I took a bite of that Little Bitty Pretty One and let me tell you that baby was Some Kind of Wonderful.

p.s. I no longer have my t-shirt... :(

*I wore that t-shirt almost every evening to bed, ...

2009-07-08T15:05:10.386-04:00

*I wore that t-shirt almost every evening to bed, collapsing in a drunken heap of sweat, beer, and, occasionally, vomit. Mrs. Nitmos was there...

I think this is where I lost consciousness reading your post...I can't believe Mrs. Nitmos would have be in bed with you....YOU WEREN'T married (were you?) LOL

*I was boxed in by frayed jean shorts, bulging skirts, fish net stockings – all strained to their limits - and all varieties of smoke. And fat always finds a way out.

Please tell me those were the women....

I think I'm going to faint again, where are the smelling salts...

LMAO...

concert crowd not the same as marathon crowd? huh...

2009-07-08T14:43:49.862-04:00

concert crowd not the same as marathon crowd? huh. go figure.

Cleveland...Detroit...whatever, Chicago still wins...

2009-07-08T14:40:10.194-04:00

Cleveland...Detroit...whatever, Chicago still wins.

I'm amazed you could keep a t-shirt alive for that...

2009-07-08T14:13:04.955-04:00

I'm amazed you could keep a t-shirt alive for that long. The most I could keep one around (due to quality issues) was about 5 years.

As a Clevelander, I can name Joe Walsh and Trent R...

2009-07-08T14:02:14.934-04:00

As a Clevelander, I can name Joe Walsh and Trent Reznor as artists. Of course, we have Halley Berry and who can top that!

Even if you don't love it, you better run anyway s...

2009-07-08T13:53:05.548-04:00

Even if you don't love it, you better run anyway so that you're not the person whose fat is finding its way out of the holes in your old concert t-shirt and grossing out the next person in the port-a-potty line.

At the Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp, Bob Dylan s...

2009-07-08T13:07:44.300-04:00

At the Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp, Bob Dylan show I recently attended (click for show review!) I saw many of the same types of items you mentioned.

While I didn't have the same epiphany, I can relate to the old vs. the young you. I was good way back when, but after taking 20 years off, my speed and stamina have evaporated. So, all PRs now are based on the 'modern' me, and not on the young fleet dude I was long ago.

Draw the line in the sand when it makes sense, and compete against your new self!