I REACHED A MILESTONE IN RUNNING last month that I didn’t find out about until today – just after I achieved a second one. I wasn’t trying for either; they just happened in the course of things. I guess it’s true – If you just keep going, eventually you will get somewhere. Even if you …
Category: Running & Cycling
As Nature Intended
Near the end of my Monday workout at Body Specs, one of the trainers and I began talking dirt. Mud, more correctly. As I was catching my breath after a particularly strenuous set, she (Rachel) asked me how I got into running. I explained how I’d started with occasional short runs, which eventually led to …
Drat That Good Weather! Winter Switchbacks Race Recap
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FLYING when a high school runner steps aside to let you by. The snow came back to Michigan one day too late for Saturday's Winter Switchbacks 5K. So we had a reasonably clear and dry trail, much to the disappointment of the race organizers - and me, too. The Switchback Runs take …
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Let There Be Snow! Bigfoot Snowshoe Race Recap
Yes! There was snow! And I made the papers! (See below.) If I'm going to drive four hours to compete in a snowshoe race, it would be a major bummer for there to be no snow. And while Traverse City was patchy in spots, at Timber Ridge Resort there was plenty left on the trails. …
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