Run Woodstock 2012, Day One – Far Out, Man

I LOVE RECOVERY DAYS. No agenda, no distance requirement, no target pace, just a 16 mile easy cruise on the bike after work, squeezing every drop out of another beautiful warm evening. I won't run until the weekend, but there will be some Aikido classes and a session at Body Specs to keep me going. …

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Woodstock Weekend Complete!

RUN WOODSTOCK 2012 IS DONE, and I have successfully completed the Weekend Challenge! What does that mean? Basically, it means I completed the four events that made up the Weekend Challenge, including a 50K ultramarathon on Saturday. But Run Woodstock was about a lot more that just that - let's just say it was aptly …

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Bike Trip Wrap-up, and Preparing to Peace Out, Man

SIGH. WE'RE BACK FROM OUR FINAL TRIP UP NORTH for the year, and the camper is back in the driveway until next spring. But the weather is still fine for a bike ride, which I did this evening to help warm up for this weekend (see the end of this post). So while I'm in …

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Fitness at 50 Ride, Final Day: Moose Drool, Lemon Mousse, and the JoyBox

THE FINAL DAY OF THE RIDE started out perfect - sunny and not too hot - and pretty much continued that way throughout. With a light ride of "only" 65 miles and traveling on mostly familiar ground, it promised to be a good day. And it was, mostly. Flat, smooth roads and low traffic made …

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