IN MY AIKIDO SCHOOL, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO WASH YOUR BELT. I thought about this again as I slipped out of my sweat-soaked dogi after tonight’s class. A rain shower had dropped the temperature outside to below 90, but hadn’t helped with the stifling air in the school gym where my club trains. So …
Milestones
TONIGHT I PASSED 100 MILES ON THE TRICROSS, with an evening ride to Chelsea and back of about 24 miles. My first ride to Chelsea three years ago was a big deal for me, as it was the longest distance I had ever done. Now it’s a quick ride that I can sneak in before …
Hammered
I WAS DUMB DEDICATED ENOUGH to keep my scheduled appointment for a bike ride at 7:30 last Sunday morning, following my 14-mile running adventure in the Saturday afternoon heat. As I pulled into the Cherry Republic parking area, my riding partner Jim from church rode up, and he’d brought his friend Jay along. When Jay …
Salt and Assault
“SLOW IT DOWN! I'M TELLING YOU THIS TO HELP YOU,” were the instructions from Coach Marie for my long run yesterday. By "slow it down" she meant stick to an 8:30 per mile pace. I have this little problem regarding long slow runs: I do them too fast. There are two basic types of training …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 