Poet Runner

 talking to Marc olmsted poet And Runner Carlos Candelaria 

Marc Olmsted has appeared in City Lights Journal, New Directions in Prose & Poetry, New York Quarterly, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and a variety of small presses. He is the author of five collections of poetry, including What Use Am I a Hungry Ghost?, which has an introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Olmsted's 25 year relationship with Ginsberg is chronicled in his Beatdom Books memoir Don't Hesitate: Knowing Allen Ginsberg 1972-1997 - Letters and Recollections, available on Amazon.

Carlos is a Type 1 diabetic runner. With over 20 marathons and multiple Ultra marathons under his belt, including two sub-24 hours 100 Miles events, he still considers himself a recreational runner that enjoys the sport of running.

With his blog InsaneRunning.com, Carlos tries to share with others, his knowledge and experiences handling diabetes while tackling long-distance running in the hopes that could help others in a similar situation.