Was working working on my photo images and my galleries and thinking about my friends who are rolling through the heat of The Western States Endurance Run, a hundred miles of up and down with a couple of river crossings and summer heat.

I’m seeing lots of images of people i have come to know and respect.

Yeah, I’m glad it’s not me this year. I wish them the best ofeverything on this day: let them run long all the way to the end, run easy and, for goodness sake, let them get home safe.

Yeah, and I’m also kind of envious, a bit jealous, impatient/nervous to push my own recovery harder, and mostly wistful on a hot summer day.

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Photos by Michael Lebowitz. All rights reserved.

Went for a longish Sunday walk/run and remembered some other walks/runs in the forest; one of them looked like this creek; another was quiet like a branch on Sunday morning.

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Photos by Michael Lebowitz. All rights reserved.

Yesterday, I didn’t know which way was up… This morning, someone bought this image from my website.

This is the first time that I have sold a non-race event photo on the internet. I am grateful for the sale. Something like this can seriously improve a guy’s outlook. The buyer bought a 16 x 24 Giclée Canvas (stretched). First time for one of those too. This kind of support and acknowledgment of my efforts over the years makes me happy.

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Photographs by Michael Lebowitz. All rights reserved.

The images in this post can be found on sale here

He has kindly provided Life As A Human readers with this 15% discount code: Laha2015

In the last weeks I shot three events, two of them back to back. First time in two years that I have been healthy enough to get out of the door and do this thing I love to do. Maybe things are turning around. Whatever it is, I’m committed to staying out of my own way, and to keepin’ my “head in the game and my eye in the lens.” I don’t see that I have any other choice but to “keep on keepin’ on.”

Shot another race event today. Felt like old times. Worked hard, got paid, got home safe. The image is of the mornin’ fog at the race location. Damn, I love this stuff.

I’m tired, wore out in truth, but I feel good about the weekend’s work output. I appreciate the support andgenerosity of the people in the Trail running community who make my efforts seem worthwhile to me as i do my level best to keep on keepin’ it real.

Start of Mac Forest 50 K yesterday in Black and White (because that’s how it feels to me). It was a wonderful event on a wonderful day for it. Like the old rock and roll dudes would have said, “Felt like home to me.” Grateful barely describes it: thanks again to all y’all and particularly to Ken Ward and Dennis Gamroth, the Rd’s, for the opportunity to get back on the field.

“Put me in , Coach, I’m ready to play.” (“Centerfield,” by John Fogerty)

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Photographs by Michael Lebowitz. All rights reserved.