I know from experience that it will be this way for a while: the fear, the gingerness (is that a word?), the focus on each and every time my left foot hits the earth and engages everything that happens up to and beyond my tender knee. Am I slapping my foot down with too much force? Is it going to buckle THIS time? Have I maneuvered one more every-other-step on the road… Read More »Every-Other-Step at a Time
Had the pleasure today to “chat” with a pretty incredible young woman today on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/running_usa/ is where you will find her “running_usa.” Her goal is to race in every state in the good old USA, and it appears as though she is well on her way. 10 down, 40 to go. AND….. she has also run in some pretty cool spots outside of our country. Thailand, Japan, Cambodia, the Greek Islands;… Read More »Thanks @running_usa, I’m Inspired to Reflect
So tomorrow, New Years Eve, I will probably run 5 miles. That will bring the total for 2017 to 1473. That is the worst mileage total for me since 2008 AND my eighth lowest year EVER! So, from the running standpoint, you can take 2017 and put it exactly where the picture on the left indicates: the TRASH.Don’t get me wrong, the rest of my life is pretty okay. I… Read More »You Can Trash 2017 AND One Year Warranties Suck!
After donning my big boy pants a few weeks ago, I have been forced to answer the question, what’s next? It would have been easy to decide that this running thing, and especially the racing component, needs to be relinquished in my life. Seriously, I contemplated that. It’s way uncomfortable, sometimes hurts, and I’m not getting any younger.Fortunately, or unfortunately, I know me well enough that while I could have… Read More »So, What’s Next?
I have put off this latest post for what seems like FOREVER. This was going to be a post about my Hot Chocolate 15K (a good run), my turnaround on the butt thing (how my fave guy, Pete Emerson gave me the cure), and some Chicago Marathon thoughts. I also figured I’d include some pre NYC Marathon thoughts. It’s not, however, going to be about any of those things. Today, I… Read More »Putting On Our Big Boy Pants
Week three of the road to the Super Bowl has begun. The World Series is just around the corner. Who cares? Sunday morning is the Berlin Marathon and I am psyched.One of the greatest match-ups of all time is almost here: Eliud Kipchoge vs. Kenenisa Bekele vs. Wilson Kipsang. Arguably the greatest marathoner ever vs. the 5K and 10K world record holder vs. the last world marathon record holder. YIKES. AND…….… Read More »My Attention is in Berlin and my Butt
Two forward, one back Since last writing, my running has taken the theme of Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (or maybe three).Feeling suitably inspired after the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon, I decided to take a few easy days. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ended up racking 14 miles. Then my juices kicked in. A 9 mile run was followed by 7 which was followed by 15. Ended up… Read More »Two Steps Forward……
51 Years.Saturday, under the crisp morning sky of Georgetown, Colorado, two things happened: I celebrated 51 years of running, and warmed up for the Georgetown to Idaho Springs half-marathon. Let’s begin with the long view. Some guy who still runs, circa 1968 51 years. That’s a long time to do anything. I actually believe that the only other things I have done that long in my lifetime is be a son… Read More »51 Years, 13.1 miles, Emma and Courtney
Fifteen weeks from today is the New York City Marathon. In the training world that is both a long way out, and a blink of an eye. Up until this week, I was 50/50 on whether I would be ready to run 26.2 miles on November 5th. Today, I’m feeling more like 75/25. I’ve booked my post race poncho, my transportation to the start line, and re-entered my predicted finish time.… Read More »T Minus Fifteen Weeks
Ryan, Brian, and me. 40 miles between us. Well, for starters, let’s take a moment to rejoice two things: First, I ran 46 miles last week, the most I have run in a week since August (eleven months ago). Second, Sunday I went 12 miles. It was also eleven months ago the last time I went that far (coincidentally, or not, in the same week). The run was easy, six miles… Read More »Random Stuff in an “Uneventful” Week