IT FEELS GOOD TO FEEL GOOD. After several days of enforced rest (save for those pushups) I recovered from whatever I had and got back into the groove this week. Aikido on Monday went well, as did conditioning class Tuesday. Then I found that Coach Marie had given me 8 miles for Wednesday night - …
Category: Running & Cycling
Swapping Shoes and Packing Pancakes
SIGH. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY MONTHS I have skipped my Wednesday evening run with PR Fitness. A heavy workload was one reason, but my left knee is a bit sore as well, and it was probably wise to give it some extra rest. I'll switch to my new shoes for Saturday morning and …
Following Through
MY ALARM WENT OFF AT 7:00 SATURDAY MORNING. Outside, it was 20 degrees, dark and snowing, and I was snug and warm under the covers. So why did I drag myself out of bed, into tights, jacket, balaclava and gloves, and head downtown for a 13 mile run with the PR Fitness group? On the …
Hey, How About this Weather?
FRIDAY WAS SUNNY AND IN THE 40S, PERFECT FOR A SHORT RUN to fight off the afternoon lethargy. So I tossed on a shirt, shorts(!), and running shoes and hit the new paved footpath along Textile and Lohr Roads for 5 miles. Several others were out running, too. “How about this for January?” one of …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 