I LOVE RECOVERY DAYS. No agenda, no distance requirement, no target pace, just a 16 mile easy cruise on the bike after work, squeezing every drop out of another beautiful warm evening. I won't run until the weekend, but there will be some Aikido classes and a session at Body Specs to keep me going. …
Tag: Running
Woodstock Weekend Complete!
RUN WOODSTOCK 2012 IS DONE, and I have successfully completed the Weekend Challenge! What does that mean? Basically, it means I completed the four events that made up the Weekend Challenge, including a 50K ultramarathon on Saturday. But Run Woodstock was about a lot more that just that - let's just say it was aptly …
In-Crim-inated and Elevated
I'M TAKING A SHORT BREAK in my "500 at 50" bike trip recap to bring y'all up to date on a few recent events. Saturday morning I ran the 10-miler in the Crim Festival of Races, a hugely popular set of running and walking events to promote fitness and fight childhood obesity (you can read …
Various and Sundry
TIME TO CATCH UP ON A FEW THINGS going on in the Fitness at 50 world that haven't warranted a full post by themselves. So here we go: Running: Back up to double-digit mile running after three weeks of post-marathon recovery. It's been a bit frustrating because I expected to recover faster. Coach Marie told …
RUN COFFEE WRITE 