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Author Archives: Jon Waldron
Tanzania – Part 12: The Rim of the Crater
Simba campground on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. It was already three in the afternoon when we began the two-hour drive to the Ngorongoro highlands. Leaving Oldupai, the road was flat, and the terrain was dry and barren. But … Continue reading
Tanzania – Part 11: The Cradle of Mankind
Monolith at Oldupai Gorge Running Log, 1/2/11 — Rest! On the morning of the second day of 2011 I woke up from a deep slumber that had been untroubled by either real or imaginary lions. We had stayed the night … Continue reading
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Tanzania – Part 10: Endless Plains
Running Log, 1/1/11 — 25 minutes in and around Lake Ndutu Tented Camp. On the last day of 2010, after my final run of the year at the Dik Dik campground, I joined my family for an improvised New Year’s … Continue reading
Tanzania – Part 9: Hippos, Elephants, and Eyes in the Dark
Running Log, 12/31/10 — 24 minutes in and around Dik Dik Campground (Completing the year-long project of running every calendar day in 2010) On the morning of December 31st 2010 I awoke from a heavy sleep and uneasy dreams to … Continue reading
Ryan Hall isn’t worried about what you think
“I reflect on these achievements not with pride, but with humility, for I know that I was only faithful to the gift I had been given.” – Ryan Hall Ryan Hall isn’t worried about what you think
Tanzania – Part 8: Into the Serengeti
“Parks Tanzania” by Bamse – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parks_Tanzania.svg#/media/File:Parks_Tanzania.svg It was about 4:00 in the afternoon when we finally arrived at Klein’s Gate, the Northeast entrance to Serengeti National Park, one of the … Continue reading
Tanzania – Part 7: Out of the Desert
We finally left the camp at Lake Natron at about 11:00 on the morning of December 30th. Rob had wanted us to leave an hour earlier, and we had dutifully packed all our bags the previous evening for a quick … Continue reading
Momentum in Training
Several years ago, I was working with a runner who had recently finished a very successful cross country season and who had ambitious goals for spring track. This girl was very dedicated and conscientious about her training. She had requested … Continue reading
Tanzania – Part 6: Lake Natron
“Here it is the landscape rather than the animals that is the attraction – the area around the lake is dry, desolate and hauntingly beautiful.” (www.moivaro.com) “The lake is 35 miles (56 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide … Continue reading
Tanzania – Part 5: Water in a Dry Land
Ol Doinyo Lengai After breakfast at the campground, and after everything and everybody were packed back into the Land Rover, we left Tarangire and began to head North. Our destination for the day was Lake Natron, located along Tanzania’s border … Continue reading