In 1984, Robert L. Penick ran a half-marathon in ninety minutes flat; it's all been downhill from there. His website is The Art of Mercy.
The poetry and prose of Robert L. Penick has appeared in over 100 different literary journals, including The Hudson Review, North American Review, and Slipstream. The former editor of Chance Magazine and Ristau: A Journal of Being, he has links to dozens of short pieces at The Art of Mercy.