Longest Running Break Ever, Intentional But Extended, And A Relief
I am taking a running break between seasons. I am glad to finally have given myself “permission” to do this. If you haven’t had one in a while, it’s worth exploring. It’s been a little more than three weeks and I’ve only run a couple of times. The first two easy runs, a week and […]
Ahhh…. Acceptance
Look what came in the mail yesterday! After all those misunderstood grade school years, finally, “acceptance confirmed.” Looking at the calendar, I see that my two weeks of no running post-Stone Cat is nearly up, and that Boston training starts in about one month. Yow, where does the time go?
The Next Experiment: Low-Carb Endurance Training
Well, the Stone Cat 50 Miler is behind me and I’m eight days into a solid stretch of recovery. No running for two weeks, just cycling and core workouts. Then light running and cross training for a while until it’s time to start training for Boston. It’ll be an exciting, rare halcyon stretch of physical […]
Stone Cat 50 Miler Done, And Wow, Trail Running’s Hard, Man!
First 50 mile run. First real trail race of any distance; Stone Cat. First time back at that total raw, scraped-out, edge-space of the soul since my very first marathon. Finished the 50 miles in 8:52:55. Beautiful weather, perfect conditions – shorts and T-shirt from the 6:15 start. Comforting to meet up with my Ultra Midlife […]