The Second Running Of The Mister Rogers’ Memorial Madaket Triathlon

By admin | September 6, 2004 | Comments Off on The Second Running Of The Mister Rogers’ Memorial Madaket Triathlon

I am lying on my back in the sand waiting on a shooting star. The surf rolls and crashes all around. The Milky Way stretches out overhead like a sideways halo. And then it happens as quickly as it hadn’t: streaking eastward across the gauzy veil of stars, a shining speck of dust glows bright…

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Montauk Triathlon

By admin | July 18, 2004 | Comments Off on Montauk Triathlon

I spent the balance of my weekend in Montauk cracking jokes with a buncha’ thirtysomething triathletes and surfers about our impending joint replacement surgeries. Good times, really. I’ve lived in New York City nearly ten years but had scarcely set foot on Long Island. Until yesterday. I set out for the LIRR to Montauk late…

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