I HAVE BEEN AN ACCESSORY TO AN ABOMINABLE CRIME. Or, perhaps more appropriately, an abdominal crime. It began with a call from my daughter in Richmond, asking for advice with a bread pudding recipe. She's an excellent and innovative cook and I know my way around bread pudding, so I was happy to help. Well, …
Category: Running & Cycling
Fast Sharks and Loose Shoes: Run Scream Run Recap
Y'all can call me Shoelace. Last Saturday was Run Scream Run at Wiard's Orchards in Ypsilanti. RSR is one of those fall races that attract a lot of casual runners and even non-runners, like turkey trots and chocolate runs do. Despite the chill (about 36 degrees before race start) the turnout was large and even …
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Fall Running, Timely Rain, and a Few Other Things I’m Thankful For
Thank goodness it's raining in Empire, and that I volunteered. I'm signed up to run the Scrumpy Skedaddle 5K this weekend, and I'd gotten it into my head that it was Saturday morning, likely because most of my races have been on Saturdays. Then I showed up to help with Friday registration and found out the race …
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Down and Dirty: Dances with Dirt Hell 50K Recap
NIGHT AND DAY. That's the best way to describe the difference between my experience at Run Woodstock earlier this month and the Dances with Dirt - Hell 50K last Saturday.Cool and dry where Woodstock was hot and wet, it was a perfect day for a long trail run. With no danger of bonking, I ran strong …
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