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'Funny the way it is, ' (homage to DMB) and the quest for balance in all phases of life......

dave@onyerleft.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:53:34 +0100

In this super high tech day and age I did a very retro thing yesterday; I bought a new cd. I've had an ipod for a couple of years now and don't even know where our huge rack of cds has gone. Everything has been downloaded to our itunes account and onto our ipods. Any new music we buy we do online. But as I stood waiting for coffee yesterday I spotted the new Dave Matthews Band (DMB) cd and scooped it uRead More...

Rave Run on Chicago's Lakefront

dan@carrotseed.com — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:50:33 +0100

Chicago, is there a better place to live? I'm slightly biased as I was born and raised here. Not counting the four years I lived at school, I have lived in and around Chicago all my life. I was born in Marquette Park and raised in the suburbs. I have enjoyed working in downtown Chicago my entire adult life on the trading floor of the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)Read More...

Breaking "40"

dave@onyerleft.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100

“You ever break 40 before?” the runner to my right asked. “No” was my short reply. Short because I was just crossing the 6 mile mark in the 10k race. The time on the clock read 38:30. I was pushing hard, trying my best to set a new “P.R.” (personal record) of under 40 minutes for the distance; 10 kilometers or 6.2 miles. The 6 mile part was easy, it was the last .2 that was the hardest! As anyone who has run a 10k before knows the last stretch, equivelant to 440meters or 1 lap on a standardRead More...

How OnYerLeft! was born...

dave@onyerleft.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

"OnYerLeft!" I had heard the phrase thousands of times before as I immersed myself into running and training for marathons. As I crossed trained riding my bike, I learned to call out, "OnYerLeft!" as I passed runners, walkers and other riders. As I have mentioned before I was a transformed offensive lineman turned runner.

As I ran more and more and began to look and feel more like a runner it became second nature to use the phrase to practice safety and courtesy on thRead More...

Welcome to OnYerLeft!

dave@onyerleft.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Welcome to OnYerLeft!™ We design, produce and sell high quality athletic apparel bearing the logo and phrase, “OnYerLeft!” Our apparel is designed to remind walkers, skaters, runners, and cyclists to call out, “OnYerLeft!t” as they pass others on the trails and pathways. Our primary goal is to promote safety and courtesy among pathway users in order to promote teamwork and to develop a communal atmosphere among athletes.

Promoting Safety and AwareneRead More...