Moving On

WELL, THAT WAS QUICK. I had about 24 hours to enjoy my final stats for 2011. Those green 100% bars looked so good! But now it's 2012, and last year is, well, so last year. Time to begin anew and look ahead to this year's events. As you can see, I've restarted my running and …

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A Single Step

MY 2011 RUNNING YEAR BEGAN with a quick four-miler on New Year’s Day. As with every run, the most important part was the first step out of my driveway. This morning outside the downtown lululemon store came the final step of the final run of the year. My 9.3 mile run this morning gave me …

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Eat, Run, and Be Merry

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY READERS, and for those who don't celebrate this holiday, I hope you had a pleasant day. It was unusually warm and sunny for December in Michigan, and my 3-mile Christmas morning run went by fast. Just 16 miles left to 1,000 for the year! This photo shows off my two …

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Staying on Track

WILL I KEEP UP MY RUNNING DURING THE HOLIDAYS? YOU BET. Not only do I have 44 miles left to get to 1,000 by year's end, I have 2012 goals that I need to stay in shape for. And my local running group doesn't like to break routine, either. At last Saturday’s run I asked Coach …

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