WILL I KEEP UP MY RUNNING DURING THE HOLIDAYS? YOU BET. Not only do I have 44 miles left to get to 1,000 by year's end, I have 2012 goals that I need to stay in shape for. And my local running group doesn't like to break routine, either. At last Saturday’s run I asked Coach …
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Oh, Wind, if Winter Comes…
O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? -- Percy Bysshe Shelley MY FIRST BELOW-FREEZING RUN OF THE WINTER took place this morning. I suppose I should be grateful that it took until December 10 to happen. The temperature in downtown A2 was 18 degrees, not factoring in the wind chill. And yet, …
No Hollywood Ending, But a Good Show
THE 2011 HOLIDAY HUSTLE IS IN THE BOOKS, and I have two good reasons to be very pleased with my performance. I ran my fastest 5K by over a minute, and I came in second in my age group – my first top-five finish! Had I written the script, it would have been only slightly …
Hustling for the Hustle
THE MILESTONE BIRTHDAY (50) ARRIVES ON SATURDAY, and the Holiday Hustle 5K race in Dexter is the first event in my year of celebratory activities. My goal is to beat 20:00 for the race, or get as close as I can to that mark. My current personal record (PR) for a 5K is 21:40, and at …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 