The Backyard Tourist’s Ego Takes a Paddling

Story by Mark Shaffer
Photos by Mark Shaffer & Tim Lovett

Just before I hit the water – in that time-bending moment of suspended animation – two thoughts run through my head: A) This is going to be cold, and B) Did I forget to secure my glasses? A third thought might have flitted past in that nano-second, something along the lines of “What the hell am I doing out here?”

The 8^th Annual Beaufort Twilight Run Sets Record Pace

By Mark Shaffer

“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.”

 - John Bingham