Author Archives: Greg Hall

About Greg Hall

Software guy who has been writing my Off The Couch column in KC newspapers, publications and websites since 1994. Has been bounced from some of the finest media establishments this side of State Line Road. Dad first and everything else second...and there are a lot of everything elses.

My First Boston Marathon In 2011 Was Fraught With Rookie Mistakes

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Greg Hall

I originally published this story in April 2011 after my first of four Boston Marathons. I had lost track of this story and just recently ran across it as I was cleaning out my computer’s hard drive in preparation for … Continue reading →

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Cross Country Is Also… (The Sequel)

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Greg Hall

My Cross Country Is… verse from 2015 was well received so why not follow it up with a sequel? May your summer training be cool, wet and weirdly wonderful. ******* Cross Country is difficult to explain to your non-running friends. … Continue reading →

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Be An October Rose

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Greg Hall
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Cross Country Is…

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Greg Hall

I wrote my Baseball Is… verse in 1994 as the MLB players went on strike and I feared my son would grow up wondering what this wonderful sport was all about. My Cross Country Is… verse comes from my experiences … Continue reading →

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My Annual Tip Of The Cap / Baseball Is… How I Spent My Youth

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Greg Hall

Why do I post my Baseball Is… verse each Opening Day? Because of letters like the one below. Mr. Hall, I know that your poem “Baseball Is…” is over 20 years old now. But I just read it for the … Continue reading →

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Boston Bound KC Dinner Set For April 12th At Fox & Hound In OP

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Greg Hall

It has become a tradition for the Kansas City area runners who are registered to run the venerable Boston Marathon to meet in Kansas City the weekend before they travel to Beantown and the Back Bay. This gathering has become … Continue reading →

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OTC: That Dent In My Couch Is About To Get Some Time To Heal Itself

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Greg Hall

My Off The Couch column and the comments section that follows each column has always been a source of pride. I enjoyed the chance to share my thoughts with those who bothered to read my work. I write with a … Continue reading →

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