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India

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I went to India on a quick work trip. In addition to lots of Georges all over the place, there is also bad air pollution, honking cars, brightly dressed people, trains, and excellent food. Agra Fort Fatehpur Sikri The Goats of Fatehpur Sikri Favorite Things India Gate View from the Workshop Straight-razor Shave       [ More photos ] 

The Georges of India

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I went to India. There are Georges all over the place. [ Link to photo album ]   A very George-y young George at Fatehpur Sikri At the Taj Mahal On the street On the (unused) train tracks George, a bit bedraggled Georgette On top of stuff

March: Decent Start

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Waitlists haven't gone the way I've wanted them to so far, in that I haven't moved up a single slot for Hardrock, and I'm still 7 or 8 for Barkley, meaning that's not happening. But actual races have gone fairly well after the uninspired Rocky Raccoon. I ran Way Too Cool 50K again, and had a good race. The course is flattish compared to many other nearby 50Ks I've run, so I was worried it would be boring to repeat it, but with all the rain and resulting green, this year's course had significantly different views than when I ran it two years ago. I finished in 5:02, 25 minutes slower than 2015, but given that I thought it might take me 5:30 or more, I was pretty happy with the results. I also ran Marin Ultra Challenge 50-miler the next weekend. I've taken a few years off of running regular (sanctioned, on-trail) ultras in Marin County since I've done so many of them and got tired of the repetition, but I was impressed when I saw Inside Trail