I’M DEEP IN IT NOW. In my first post of 2018 I hinted about my planned races for the year. Since then I’ve discussed options with my coach, made my selections, and signed up. I’m committed for the next several months! (Many of you think I should have been committed years ago, but here we …
Tag: 50 miles
Saved by a Lighthouse and a Dirty German
When one door closes another door opens... Alexander Graham Bell is given the credit for this piece of wisdom, though it sounds so universal I have to believe it's actually far older. For sure I would've thought it went back to Buddha, or Plato, or Moses, or the like. I've given this advice to my …
Ultras Up Ahead: Power Lines and LSD
I MUST REALLY LOVE running crazy long distances in the woods. Otherwise, why would I keep signing up for the silly things? My 2015 race calendar is less ambitious than 2014, however, when I had over 30 events mapped out in a color-coded spreadsheet. This year I've run seven so far, with only two others …
Why I’m Not Giving up Goals
Last month at my favorite writers retreat, I was talking with a friend about my running, and that I'd just run my first 50-miler (hey, she asked). She shook her head. "How did you ever do something like that?" she wondered. I told her about my "year of being 50" activities and the stuff I'd …
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