TIME TO REDEFINE MY LONG RUN. Coach put me in for 14 miles today, with surges to half marathon pace at miles 11 and 13. That’s what I get for showing off last week and doing 14 miles when I was scheduled for 10 easy ones. But I got through them fine. Even finished with …
Category: Running & Cycling
5Ks and Chicken Suits
RAN THE BORGESS 5K WITH MY DAUGHTER this morning. Kalamazoo, MI was bright and sunny, with temperatures in the 50s. A bit chilly standing around, but perfect for the run itself. We followed race management’s request to be on campus before 7:00 a.m. This is asking a lot of a college student on a Sunday, …
Six Miles
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE RUN last night! We headed out at 6:30. The sun was bright and the temperature was perfect (right around 60 degrees). We ran through a couple of parks on the Huron River, and over the Argo Dam. There were rowing sculls on the river, and lots of other people out running or …
A Strong Tailwind
A STRONG TAILWIND can make you glad you’re alive. In place of a recovery run today, I did a 25-mile ride toChelseaand back. The first leg was west, directly into a strong wind. The temptation was there to push harder into the wind, but this was a recovery day – just gear down and relax, …
