GOT ON THE TREADMILL for a quick run before teaching tonight. I didn’t have much time, so I decided to do some sprints, to see what kind of progress I’ve made toward being able to run a sub-20:00 5K. My initial goal, after a one-mile warmup, was to run one mile at 6:30, with a …
Content with confusion
I CHANGED MY MIND about asking about my flop (actually, lack thereof) as demonstration Uke last week. I’d been content to just accept what happened and move on. That changed at a clinic I attended this morning that provided tips and techniques for instructing classes at our school. I’m not an instructor, but the clinic …
Pacing Myself
TIME TO REDEFINE MY LONG RUN. Coach put me in for 14 miles today, with surges to half marathon pace at miles 11 and 13. That’s what I get for showing off last week and doing 14 miles when I was scheduled for 10 easy ones. But I got through them fine. Even finished with …
5Ks and Chicken Suits
RAN THE BORGESS 5K WITH MY DAUGHTER this morning. Kalamazoo, MI was bright and sunny, with temperatures in the 50s. A bit chilly standing around, but perfect for the run itself. We followed race management’s request to be on campus before 7:00 a.m. This is asking a lot of a college student on a Sunday, …
