Fri, 2 May 2008 It's 4 Feet Not Running with Nik and Dan! This week:- Nik and Dan are hotel-bound in New York City due to rotten weather (they're going to run next week, promise) - Nik goes for a 3.5-miler, but her feet hurt from wearing "girl shoes" at a conference - Dan gets his pants and Chuck Taylors soaked by rain - Then begins his bizarre 10-mile quest across Manhattan for more pants - They run into Clive Owen -- yeah, that Clive Owen - Nik meets a guy who writes and publishes bathroom books, all by himself - They get some feedback from very nice people - Show notes: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com | E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | 4 Feet Fone: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Tue, 22 April 2008 It's a spring fling in Plymouth with 4 Feet Running! This week:- Nik, Dan, and the dogs rock on for 3 miles in downtown Plymouth - Stanley the pointer goes for several swims in Town River while running through Brewster Park - Nik's in a running funk, but is really liking this Twitter business - Dan's 10K training plan is going according to plan, but ice cream may sabotage his 10 in 10 Challenge - They talk about Nik's ancestor who came over on the Mayflower and may or may not have slipped on a banana peel - Speaking of which, they talk about meeting an older lady clown with a filthy mouth (it's hard to explain ... just listen to it) - There are no pictures of Plymouth Rock because it's frankly not that impressive - They read emails and reviews from very nice people - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com | 4 Feet Fone: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Sat, 12 April 2008 Take a run downtown with 4 Feet Running as Nik and Dan run the Officer Thomas Giunta Memorial 5K road race! This week: - Nik recalls her first time running this race years before, the start of her running habit - Dan finally -- FINALLY -- gets a 10K training plan - Nik's running routine isn't working so great for her, plus oil paint poisoning sucks - They come dangerously close to not getting any race swag due to poor foresight - Nik wins the Whitest Sneakers Award for her brand-new Brooks, purchased at the Crazy Man Running Store - Dan outruns the military for most of the race - Other characters glimpsed in this episode: Nik's Chauvinist Teacher, Dan's ex-coworker Stacey, and an accountant named Bubbles - They discuss Dan's new 10 in 10 Challenge and read some reviews by very nice people - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | Show notes: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com | 4 Feet Fone: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Tue, 1 April 2008 4 Feet Running goes back to the future! Actually, to California. In this week's 32nd episode:- Nik drops Dan off at the airport so he can attend a multimedia journalism conference in Berkeley - Dan's now linked in to Facebook and Twitter - Nik uses her powers of deduction, honed by years of watching "Murder She Wrote," to solve the mystery of her recent queasiness - Dan, aka Future Boy, gets the DeLorean up to 88 to end up back in time on the west coast - He gets a panic attack - Dan runs twice through the streets of Berkeley, the second time bringing along a special guest star - Gramma doesn't think very much of Dan, but he behaves himself very well and comes home safe - Nik and Dan catch up and read some email and iTunes reviews from very nice people Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com | E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | 4 Feet Fone: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Fri, 21 March 2008 Experience the sounds, sights, tastes, and smells of New Bedford, Mass., with 4 Feet Running! This week:- Nik runs the New Bedford Half-Marathon (that's it, no special name) - Dan's having a great time running now that he's introduced cartography into his routine - Nik is having less fun -- she's burnt out, tired, and queasy - Some sights: Barflies emerging from their cocoon - Some tastes: KFC, fish sandwiches, and Fierce Gatorade - Some smells: Fish, garbage, dog poop from the future - They listen to a special audio comment from a nice person E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com | 4 Feet Fone: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Mon, 10 March 2008 It's a 4-miler in a van down by the river with 4 Feet Running! This week:- Nik and Dan run for 4 miles through beautifulish Somerset, Mass. - It's the longest Dan's run ever -- seriously, like, ever - They talk about ugly houses and wild goose attacks - Nik has some trouble sleeping and getting a good, decent run in - Dan wonders if he should put Vicks Vapo-Rub on his nipples to clear his sinuses while he runs - There's discuss the pros and cons of video art and hoarding cats - Dan is not the Man With A Plan, and Nik is deeply unhappy about Daylight-Saving Time - They read feedback from some very nice people and plug a great charity for MS in case you'd like to donate - Show notes: 4feetrunning.blogspot.com | E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | 4 Feet Fone line: 206-339-3117 - Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Fri, 29 February 2008 It's a case of the Februaries at the Hyannis Half-Marathon with 4 Feet Running! In this special race-day episode: - Nik and Dan head to beautiful Hyannis, the tricep of Cape Cod - They track the elusive North American sister Kim, a wily, rarely photographed mammal that's small and Asian - After funerals and emergency room visits with relatives, Nik and Dan get the Februaries - They discuss American cultural development vis a vis breakfast eggs - It's chaotic in Hyannis but at least everybody survives intact - Nik runs a great half-marathon race in record time - Dan pays a record amount of money for a bagel - They do a post-race wrapup and read some e-mails from very nice people Show notes and photos: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com | E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com | 4 Feet Phone line: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Sat, 16 February 2008 Accidents will happen in the 28th episode of 4 Feet Running with Nik and Dan -- it's the special Half at the Hamptons episode! This week: - Nik and Dan find themselves pretty much all alone in deserted Hampton Beach, NH, where Nik's running the town's first half-marathon - Nik reveals her super identity, and it stinks - Dan and Nik describe her strange stint in jury duty involving Mrs. Magoo, a fall into a grave, and a stinky bath mat - Dan tries to figure out what to do with himself in a town where everything including the McDonald's is boarded up for the winter - Nik has a great half-marathon time - Other people don't do so well at all -- there are two drastic accidents - Nik and Dan do a scared and worried post-race wrapup in the car - Then they drive the hell home as fast as they can - Show notes and photos: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com - E-mail: 4feetrunning@gmail.com - 4 Feet phone line: 206-339-3117 Enjoy! Comments[0] |
Mon, 4 February 2008 Unready for some football: It's the Super Bowl edition of 4 Feet Running with Nik and Dan! In this 27th episode:- Nik and Dan take a bathroom break (they're remodeling their bathroom) to squeeze in a three-mile run down by the Fall River waterfront - They leave a sore Stanley dog at home with Myrna to keep him company - Nik is worried she's ill-prepared for the Half at the Hamptons next week - Dan, having slept for 15 hours, is more chipper about it - Somehow or other, they get on the topics of the early days of computers, middle school misogynists and journalistic ethics - They shrug over the Super Bowl - Nik and Dan may or may not meet a fan, but they do read feedback from nice people - Show notes: http://4feetrunning.blogspot.com, e-mail at 4feetrunning@gmail.com - Enjoy! Comments[0] |
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