{"id":92,"date":"2007-10-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=92"},"modified":"2008-08-05T06:04:16","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T14:04:16","slug":"bad-ben-rambles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2007\/bad-ben-rambles\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Ben Rambles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I was encouraged by this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.problogger.net\/archives\/2007\/08\/21\/make-a-reader-famous\">article<\/a> to write about the blogs I read and share why I read them, with you my readers.\u00a0So here it goes!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a fairly <a href=\"http:\/\/badbenkc.blogspot.com\/\">new blog<\/a> on my list but I&#8217;ve been hearing it for awhile.\u00a0 It is read weekly at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enduranceplanet.com\">EndurancePlanet.com<\/a> on their podcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Ben is a fairly well known trail runner from Kansas City.\u00a0 When most people think of a runner they think about people who run local races or marathons.\u00a0 Well, Bad Ben does some of that, but is probably most well-known for running the longer ultra-marathons. He also has quite a sense of humor and knack for story-telling.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a sample from his &#8220;About Me&#8221; section:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I find ways to enjoy life as much as I can. Also, life&#8217;s too short to treat people poorly. I&#8217;m into long runs in the park, consuming salt, popping blisters, eating roadkill &amp; tree bark, and burying whiners in shallow, unmarked graves. I also enjoy designing trail race courses that would make the Marquis de Sade blush. A fun time for me would include banging muddy shoes together, setting broken bones with a machinist&#8217;s vise, and duct-taping-down any part of my body that is bleeding or just flopping-about uselessly. What helps me to be an active trailrunner and grandpa? My secret: 1) Daily sponge baths with bovine stem cells; 2) Copious amounts of delicious &amp; nutritious homebrewed beer; and 3) My secret elixir&#8230;Bicarbonate of Figleaf.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you have an interest in running or are a &#8220;Trail Nerd&#8221; this blog should be on your list! His blog includes stories from runners, race reports, and rambling thoughts, such as a recent post about <a href=\"http:\/\/badbenkc.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/proper-t-shirt-etiquette.html\">T-shirt Etiquette<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e1d53e41-ec9f-4443-9e52-db468d52e3bd\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px\">Technorati tags: <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tags\/Blogs%20I%20Read\">Blogs I Read<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-5426328079068557\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"468x60_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\n\/\/2007-05-28: Nick\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"4949967308\";\n\/\/ --><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Zemified by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/a34f9b78-5c7a-4ebd-bdbc-bc2ea6e2e0e4\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: medium none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.zemanta.com\/reblog_e.png?w=625\" alt=\"Zemanta Pixie\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was encouraged by this article to write about the blogs I read and share why I read them, with you my readers.\u00a0So here it goes! This is a fairly new blog on my list but I&#8217;ve been hearing it for awhile.\u00a0 It is read weekly at EndurancePlanet.com on their podcasts. 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