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." …
Category: Running & Cycling
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 …
In the Heat of the Night
MOTHER NATURE DID NOT CONSULT MY COACH. The temperature Wednesday afternoon got to at least 100 degrees, without taking the heat index into account. Hot enough that the regular 6:30 p.m. run out of Running Fit downtown had been cancelled. Coach Marie, helpful as ever, had suggested that everyone join her on a 5:45 a.m. …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 