John Michalski

John Michalski has 4 articles published.

Heinz and the North Shore

The Heinz Company set up operations on the north bank of Pittsburgh’s Allegheny River in 1876. Beginning in 1907, they started construction of their historic industrial complex that consisted of eleven buildings. Most buildings remained operational until 2001. That’s when …

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Half the Marathon

Half the Marathon

Image courtesy of Jojo Veltri    It’s likely about time that I wake up from my post-race stupor to detail my experience running the Pittsburgh half marathon. Why the half marathon? Well…I’m 40. I’m due for a mid-life crisis. Constant …

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Running a Zombie Apocalypse

Zombies aren’t real. You know that. I know that. That doesn’t mean that I can’t live the nightmare for about an hour… or possibly much longer. There’s always a chance that brain-hungry, virus-spreading, walking dead people will take over the …

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