SOMEONE ASKED ME RECENTLY WHAT PLEASURE I DERIVE while running. Not pleasure *from* running, like “I stay fit” or “it sure feels good when I stop,” but what is enjoyable about the actual act of running. Until a couple of months ago, my answer would have been, "When I experience some, I'll let you know." …
Author: RunBikeThrow
By day, I'm a mild-mannered Director of Training at a software company in Ann Arbor, MI. By night - I sleep, mostly. In between, I do other things I feel the need to write about. Check out fitnessat50.net to view my thoughts on running, cycling, Aikido, and other things that keep me going.
“Welcome!” vs. “Dammit!”
RECENTLY I WENT TO MY BOSS’S OFFICE for a regular meeting. Annoyed by some quality issues I found while reviewing other people’s work, I asked him, “Can I leave early and go to the dojo? I feel like throwing some people around.” I was joking, of course, but it expressed both the frustration I felt …
R&R: Run and Reunion
MY FIRST RUN IN A WEEK, and I wasn’t sure how things would go. My bike trip from Ann Arbor to Clare had been fun but draining, and despite a rest day Friday, I had no idea how my body would respond to the long run Coach Marie put on my schedule. It was my …
Is There a Barista in the House?
ONTO THE BIKE AT 8:00 SUNDAY MORNING for a checkout ride prior to my 150-mile ride Wednesday and Thursday. Kind of a “dress rehearsal for my dress rehearsal,” as my midweek ride will be to check out part of the full route to Glen Arbor in July 2012. My objective was downtown Jackson, specifically the …
