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 »
So, I was sitting at a red light the other day heading into work when I saw this from my car windshield – snow. The accumulation was not much. It was more of a microburst of flurries that didn’t last too long. Boy, was it cold outside though. As I sat there, waiting for … 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 finished my first ten mile run, through the toughest part of the marathon course I ran in May, today with a time and pace that were admirable and I would have been happy with . . . if only I didn’t know a dirty little secret only I could know. I bonked at the … Continue reading »
When not running I am usually chilling on the couch with the above hairy beast. She’s a little crazy. I probably made her that way. I never have been able to make her a good running partner, though i will say after 3 miles of tugging and pulling and running she still has energy. Not … Continue reading »
