Liam Boylan-Pett

@liambp.bsky.social

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I’m a writer who really likes to run. Have written about running and track & field for Løpe Magazine and places like Bleacher Report, SB Nation, Runner’s World, and more—outside of my day job, trying to work on children’s picture books and stories for fun

Because isn’t that sometimes the point of a workout? To prove to yourself that you are strong, that you are fit. Because if you can’t handle it now, how are you going to handle it on race day? The Michigan shows you what you’re made of. Which is why we keep coming back.
Remember the scene in 'Miracle' when Herb Brooks kept saying, "Again" each time the team finished a down-and-back? I think it was a similar scene for the team making these Rio bib numbers. "Bigger," the bib designer told his or her team every time they printed out a sample. "Bigger," the designer said each time another bib was brought out, even as some quietly protested in hushed tones. "We won't be able to see the jerseys soon"... "Bigger." "The printers are going to run out of ink" ... "Bigger." "Aren't they big enough already?" ... "Bigger." There was no happy ending in the printing room in Rio, though. The design team had no Mike Eruzione to put an end to the madness - and these bibs got too big.
A happy brown and white English Springer Spaniel dog named Maple sits in a grassy field, wearing a white full-body bee suit with a mesh veil over its head and a colorful sunflower-patterned harness. Its tongue is slightly out.
It is cliché to start a running story with Steve Prefontaine, but that is exactly where The Michigan begins. Ron Warhurst was about one year into his coaching stint at the University of Michigan when he met famed Oregon Coach Bill Dellinger for the first time when walking through an airport. It was only a few weeks after Pre died, and as coaches are wont to do, they, as Warhurst puts it, “were B.S.’ing” and talking about workouts. Before he died, Pre had done this workout in Eugene that piqued Warhurst’s interest. “We ran him a 1200 on the track,” Dellinger told him. “Then he went out to the trail and ran two or three miles at five-minute pace.” Then, Dellinger explained, Pre came back to the track for another 1200-meter rep. It was genius, Warhurst thought. “You’re busting your ass on the track,” Warhurst says looking back on the conversation today. “Then you go do some pace work. Then you bust your ass again.” He couldn’t get the workout out of his mind, and the seed was planted.
A red book on a wood floor. Titled: What Would You Do If You Pooped Your Pants? By: Liam Boylan-Pett & Ashley Higginson and an illustration of a toddler in sweatpants and a multicolored sweater with a surprised face
Men 1 Mile Run ニニニニニニニニ Big Ten Meet: M 4:00.56 1998 Big Ten All: T 3:55.33 1995 Facility: F 4:00.40 1978 4:00.30 AUTO 4:04.80 PROV Year School Kevin Sullivan, Michigan Kevin Sullivan, Michigan Steve Lacy, Wisconsin Name Finals 1 See, Jeff 2 Jager, Evan 3 Miller, Craig 4 Gasper, Ryan 5 Bolas, Jack 6 Borchers, Sam 7 Knoll, Shane 8 Weatherford, Andy 9 VanOrsdel, David Finals JR Ohio State FR Wisconsin S0 Wisconsin S0 Wisconsin SO Wisconsin FR Penn State JR Michigan State FR Indiana SR Minnesota 4:22.21 4:22.54 4:23.65 4:23.99 4:24.25 4:24.85 4:24.98 4:25.39 4:28.59 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Three ornaments from I Think You Should Leave, one is a man dressed in a longsleeve and the text “you sure about that?” Written over it. Another ornament is a guy in a hot dog suit, and the last is a guy on a zipline that seems to only be here for that
A photo of Tim Robinson in a car looking confused with the caption: I don’t know what any of this shit is, and I’m scared.
Screenshot of text that reads: Funny Tim Robinson Zipline Ornament-Shipping Notice Dear Customer Hello, the "Funny Tim Robinson Zipline Ornament" product you purchased in our store has been shipped. Have you received the shipping information? Because the logistics information is sent through the system, if you have not received the logistics information, you can contact us. I am your exclusive customer service. If you have any questions, you can contact us at any time and we will reply to you within 48 hours. Customer Service
Screen shot of a linked in post from Michigan State University that reads “Spartan snow globe” with a white emoji heart. The image is a drone shot of campus from above with plowed sidewalks striping through snow-covered ground and buildings.
Two women run along a snow-dusted dirt road