MKE Cosplay 5k

Rolling Positive, 2/2 - Troy Freund Photography

If you've ever been curious about skate-park roller-skating, here's the group to join! :)

troyfreund.com ...presenting the second post about the very cool women of CIB Milwaukee. Last week, I profiled Janelle and Jocylen; this week features Molly and Megan!

MONDAY, NOV 30, 630p is a FREE, open-to-the-public Zoom with Emil Ferris, creator of MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS! Come hear what she has to say (and if you have a short ghost story to share, that would be awesome).

Race Recap: Greenway Progressive, Oct 2020 - Troy Freund Photography

Last month, I did a BUNCH of trail running, and if you'd like to hear how my self-determined race went, here's the race report! :)

troyfreund.com I've been a trailrunner for many years - since high school, really. And while I've always enjoyed running on trails, and enjoy a challenge, I'm also not

Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword from a lake in Sweden

From two years ago, and STILL AWESOME.
And appropriately, her name is SAGA - how cool is that??
Love her expression in the photo!

bbc.com Eight-year-old Saga Vanecek found a pre-Viking-era relic while playing in a lake in Sweden.

7 Things You Can Do to Support the Arts Right Now - Milwaukee Magazine

Some really good, simple ideas here, gang! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTS GROUPS!

milwaukeemag.com Here's how you can support local creatives during a difficult year.

The Greenway Progressive, Oct 2020 - Troy Freund Photography

Want to trailrun a 5k? COOL!
How about a 10k? EXCELLENT!
If you've done a 10K, I bet you can do a Thirteener! HECK YEAH!
OK, let's get serious - got a trail marathon in you? THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!
Check out the Greenway Progressive - how much of it will you run? https://www.troyfreund.com/2020/09/02/the-greenway-progressive-oct-2020/

troyfreund.com For most of my adult life, really, from high school onwards, I've been a trailrunner, trying to keep my miles on dirt, gravel, and grass. I've never been

The Greenway Progressive, Oct 2020 - Troy Freund Photography

Come out and try trail running! I'm doing a self-determined race in October, the OFFICIAL (determined by me) Greenway Progressive! Read about it, and then get a training schedule on your calendar! https://www.troyfreund.com/2020/09/02/the-greenway-progressive-oct-2020/

troyfreund.com For most of my adult life, really, from high school onwards, I've been a trailrunner, trying to keep my miles on dirt, gravel, and grass. I've never been

In a Naked Pandemic Race, You Can Leave Your Hat On

“Not enough of us do things outside the box anymore, particularly as we get older,...” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/well/move/running-race-nudist-resort-naked.html

nytimes.com When we can’t go outside without covering our faces, there’s a special appeal in the opportunity to uncover everything else.

The Astonishing Difference a Smile Can Make

What a wonderful series of photographs - check it out! https://medium.com/tenderlymag/the-astonishing-difference-a-smile-can-make-bb52322d171a

medium.com A photography project that compares people’s resting faces with their smiles challenges viewers to see strangers differently

NowThis on Twitter

Fantastic, powerful 4-min. speech.
DEFUND the police, RE-FUND OUR COMMUNITIES.
https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1300438945432559618

“Parkland survivor Aalayah Eastmond: ‘We demand to live in peace. We demand to live in spaces where the best of Black culture can thrive, where Black men are more likely to have a mortgage and picket fence than a record, where Black women are business execs and vice presidents’ https://t.co/Kl...

WATCH: Coree Woltering's Ice Age Trail FKT | Trail Runner Magazine

WATCH: Coree Aussem-Woltering - Athlete’s #IceAgeTrail #FKT. Three weeks of #trailrunning compressed into 10-minutes! :) https://trailrunnermag.com/video/watch-coree-wolterings-ice-age-trail-fkt.html

trailrunnermag.com A closer look inside Coree Woltering’s Fastest Known Time on the iconic Ice Age Trail. “I think you need to be pushing positive stories of people of color doing these … Continue reading "WATCH: Coree Woltering’s Ice Age Trail FKT"

Here are 50 things to do with your kids this fall during the pandemic in Wisconsin

Whether or not you've got kids, there are some good ideas here! https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/wisconsin-family/2020/08/25/things-do-fall-your-kids-wisconsin-during-pandemic/3346050001/

jsonline.com It's a very different fall this year, but, if you get creative, you can celebrate the season with your family.

John Ridley on his new Batman comic: 'A little better than a 47 percent chance he’s going to be a person of color'

Thaaaaat's pretty neat news from Nō Studios! https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/08/25/john-ridley-promises-new-batman-likely-a-person-color-new-comic/5627828002/

jsonline.com The Oscar-winning screenwriter and co-founder of Milwaukee's No Studios is adding the Dark Knight to his busy schedule.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper does good work - come see their parade this SUNDAY, AUG 30!

We're excited to give you an artistic experience on the water, at the @mkeriverkeeper Boat Parade on 8/30! The parade starts @ NOON and features performances by local favorites Lex Allen and SistaStrings! Tune in live or find a spot to watch along the river walk >> https://buff.ly/2vx4vrC #MRKBoatParade

All Hail The King!: 100 Years Of Jack Kirby | Graphic Policy

What a great tribute to JACK "The King" KIRBY...if you're not familiar with his name, you should check this out: https://graphicpolicy.com/2017/08/28/hail-king-100-years-jack-kirby/?fbclid=IwAR2FacTcVFqsTJCA2hq9lWfKxaAyDvHClNdylnDNmWC_XAx6kY5w1XhBrFI

graphicpolicy.com All Hail The King!: 100 Years Of Jack Kirby

This Wisconsin judge will be sworn in during a 100-mile run - Canadian Running Magazine

Jill Karofsky for Justice is SO cool! https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/this-wisconsin-judge-will-be-sworn-in-during-a-100-mile-run/

runningmagazine.ca Jill Karofsky will stop at Mile 35 of her ultramarathon for her swearing-in to the Wisconsin Supreme Court

The ABC's of Milwaukee - Google Arts & Culture

Props to Google Arts & Culture and Matt Hrodey for featuring DR. JAMES CAMERON, founder of the @America's Black Holocaust Museum, as the "J" in "ABCs of #Milwaukee": https://artsandculture.google.com/story/EQURP7enXHauLQ

artsandculture.google.com Matt Hrodey, former Senior Editor of Milwaukee Magazine, spells out the city.

Great ideas - stay healthy, stay heroic!
h/t Don Leibold

Try Not To Judge Yourself On Your Bad Days | Trail Runner Magazine

"And with athletes I coach, bad days are ubiquitous. Pros have them, people starting out have them. They may happen on race day, on workout day or perhaps most tragically, on Taco Tuesday."
Yep, bad days happen - but the key, in most things, is to not give up. https://trailrunnermag.com/training/35501.html

trailrunnermag.com You can’t fake your good days. The day that things click and you float effortlessly? It’s never a fluke, or luck. Those moments of effortless transcendence are a product of … Continue reading "Try Not To Judge Yourself On Your Bad Days"

How Ultrarunner Jamil Coury Gets High

"Get out there, get up on a mountain, do something hard. I want to inspire people to elevate their life."

We all may not be able to climb literal mountains for any number of reasons, but we all CAN challenge ourselves, and that DOES make a difference in our lives. What challenge are YOU gonna come up with?
https://www.runnersworld.com/trail-running/a22792118/how-ultrarunner-jamil-coury-gets-high/

runnersworld.com His life motto: “Get out there, get up on a mountain, do something hard.”

Milwaukee Record

Big ups to MKE RECORD and whoever organized this. 👍

Outside City Hall

A Wealth of Nature / Preserve Our Parks

Would love for you to SUBSCRIBE to A Wealth Of Nature Milwaukee over at YouTube...

Sneak-peek at an upcoming video...

can't argue with that idea...

The Puzzlemaster | Trail Runner Magazine

true of so many things: "The secret is, there is no secret. You just keep going." #ultrarunning #trailrunning https://trailrunnermag.com/snowball/the-puzzlemaster

trailrunnermag.com How Courtney Dauwalter's curiosity and problem-solving push her to the brink of what's possible in ultrarunning.

WATCH: This Land | Trail Runner Magazine

Runners can be heroes -- and spread the word that we MUST protect our public lands and national monuments! Check this cool 10-min. short film out! https://trailrunnermag.com/video/watch-this-land.html

trailrunnermag.com Runner and advocate Faith E. Briggs used to run through the streets of Brooklyn every morning. Now, she’s running 150 miles through three U.S. National Monuments that lay in the … Continue reading "WATCH: This Land"

Past Awards | Wisconsin Humanities Cares

So cool to see Wisconsin Humanities Council spreading CARES money around Wisconsin! https://wisconsinhumanitiescares.org/past-awards/

wisconsinhumanitiescares.org Past award recipients

No Change In Silence | Trail Runner Magazine

"How can Black American athletes be intrigued by a sport at which nobody who looks like them is promoted or given sponsorship opportunities? Why are there just a handful of Black Americans in mountain and trail running events? These are questions for which I’m trying to seek answers and, in the process create a dialogue to make change. WE can all make change for the equality of all Americans, but we have to take action. Silence didn’t work in the past and it won’t in the future."
https://trailrunnermag.com/people/no-change-in-silence.html

trailrunnermag.com This past month has been a nightmare for the United States of America. Many had thought racism was dying down. Over the last three years I have had many conversations … Continue reading "No Change In Silence"

16 days and more than 700 miles in, Ice Age Trail record is still within grasp of ultrarunner

This is so exciting - an out, black ultra runner is attempting to set a speed record on the Ice Age Trail right now!! https://www.jsonline.com/story/travel/wisconsin/2020/06/17/ice-age-trail-coree-woltering-fastest-known-time-record/3202523001/
GOOOOOOO Coree Aussem-Woltering - Athlete!

jsonline.com Coree Woltering set off from the western terminus on June 1 and hopes to complete the 1,200-mile trail in less than 21 days and 18 hours.

Make Music Milwaukee - June 21, 2020

Celebrate #FathersDay with celebrating Make Music Day! Take your pops out to a park and sing a song (and then share it online!)! http://www.makemusicday.org/milwaukee/

makemusicday.org Make Music Milwaukee is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city. NOW VIRTUAL FOR 2020!

The Mirnavator | Trail Runner Magazine

"Do you prefer trail running to road running?
Yes, trail running allows me to connect with nature in the most basic of human ways. It enlivens all of my senses, and forces me to stay present and aware, not just of rocks, roots, branches and wildlife—it also requires that I am aware of my own body in space. I constantly have to make adjustments in order to remain upright and to keep moving forward."

https://trailrunnermag.com/snowball/the-mirnavator

trailrunnermag.com Mirna Valerio confronts stereotypes with every step.

Make Music Milwaukee - June 21, 2020

THIS SUNDAY is Make Music Day, and I'm just saying that real heroes aren't afraid to sing in public... ;) http://www.makemusicday.org/milwaukee/

makemusicday.org Make Music Milwaukee is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city. NOW VIRTUAL FOR 2020!

Official WI BLM Events List - Google Drive

Heroes protest, in whatever way they can. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uLk5DYYMqlxZAbO_TAbAxxS9dSmpXtB3jUooCf1I170/htmlview

docs.google.com

How To Run Faster On Technical Trails | Trail Runner Magazine

Whether running on broken, uneven pavement or across rocks, here's some tips for when the going gets rough! https://trailrunnermag.com/training/how-to-run-faster-on-technical-trails.html

trailrunnermag.com As I was running along a technical trail in the rocky foothills near Boulder, Colorado, I found myself thinking of someone for the first time in almost two decades. That … Continue reading "How To Run Faster On Technical Trails"

Listening To Black Voices In Trail Running And Beyond | Trail Runner Magazine

"It will take relentless work. But relentless work is one place where runners shine.
Black lives matter."
https://trailrunnermag.com/people/now-is-a-time-for-listening-to-black-voices-in-trail-running.html

trailrunnermag.com Joe Gray, one of the best trail runners in history, in Trail Runner: “Sadly, racism has not been a stranger in my experience … Many of my past experiences both positive … Continue reading "Listening To Black Voices In Trail Running And Beyond"

'Blood Is at the Doorstep,' film about Dontre Hamilton and his family, available for free on YouTube for a limited time

Take note, watch it if you can.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/06/06/blood-doorstep-dontre-hamilton-youtube-free/3162964001/

jsonline.com Dontre Hamilton was shot 14 times by a police officer in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee in 2014.