It is February, the beginning of month two of marathon training. My mindset before each run is one of caution. I worry some about injury, prevention, trying not pushing my body too hard to keep it from adjusting to the additional workouts, yet making sure I am challenging myself. After each run I feel good. … Continue reading »
Spring sprung a little early this year. If weather in the Oho Valley holds true, the angry weather gods should soon make us all pay for accidentally giving us a 65 degree day on the first of February. Still, I will take it. The weather made for a great evening of hill repeats for marathon … Continue reading »
You know, it is pretty easy to be inspired by runners and their stories. There is rarely a runner’s blog that I stumble across or a story I hear that does not engage me, inspire me, and motivate me. Most recently I came across the blog of Tracey Outlaw called “52.4 Miles in 48 Hours: … Continue reading »
A minor ice storm struck where I live over night. It was nothing like the one in the depressing 1997 movie starring Kevin Kline. I took pictures of the ice. Continue reading »
My past week in running was disappointing. I ran 19 miles. The mileage is nothing to shake a stick at. Numbers though can lie. Of those 19, three were run on Monday on a treadmill, 3.2 miles completed for speed work on Tuesday, and 13 miles on a relatively flat-out and back on Thursday. I … Continue reading »
My email inbox is filling with messages from the running group dealing with routes and running group clusters and generalities. Saturday morning is the official start of group training. I’ll miss it. My schedule will shift though so I can join the group next Saturday (and hop aboard the evening run on Wednesday). I cannot … Continue reading »
Before I get to the post proper for the fourth day of my year-long photo challenge, I wanted to thank everyone who took a moment over the past few days to like or comment on one of my photos. The feedback and “likes” are great encouragement this early on as I continue to awkwardly try to … Continue reading »
Okay, perhaps it is a bit late for a “year of” review, but with the New Year rung in I feel the call to post a neat little wrap up on something, and a look ahead. For my ruminating, I’m making the obvious choice, running. More specifically, race running. 2011 was an eventful year. (Well … Continue reading »
I like schedules and plans. Just ask my parents. It absolutely drives them nuts. I will do anything (within reason) for anyone, but I like to know when and where well in advance. I am not a spur of the moment type of guy. The parents are spur of the moment type of people. The … Continue reading »
I was going to begin this post by saying there are days in late fall or winter where running on a gym treadmill is completely unavoidable, then I paused and realized the conceit of that statement. Running outside during the winter is avoidable. Sometimes I cannot muster the will to go out in the rain … Continue reading »
