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After a two-year hiatus from running, I clawed my way back to regular endurance conditioning. I run over hills in SW Pennsylvania. It took me six weeks to mail the … Continue reading Achievable: 15K run after 6 weeks of training
Filmed at the Wildcats stadium in Latrobe, PA, the same small town stadium that gave birth to professional football. So, if you like that sort of thing, you football likers, … Continue reading Banana Run 2022
I applied for a Census job in April, with training scheduled for May. Job was to last through July. The job disappeared and reappeared, thankfully. I submitted docs, gave prints, … Continue reading Runs
I got back into running with the help of a virtual race It feels like riding a bike. I have been focused on dropping pounds, and I stopped pounding grounds … Continue reading Banana Run
Duck feath! I have been running again. It took six months to get down to my running weight. I put twelve miles in my shoes last week, and next week, … Continue reading Running again
The story of Dag Aayebe. Beautifully filmed by Justin Pelletier. There is no age.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/3195282901/ My first 10K in a year went better than I hoped. It was drizzling, so I stayed cool. I took my time. I brought a bottle of water, … Continue reading Day of the Girl run
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/16/eliud-kipchoge-smashes-world-marathon-record-berlin We are maybe a year from seeing a sub 2:00:00 run. I always thought the rabbit was SUPPOSED to slow you down so you could get the negative split. … Continue reading Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge ditches the rabbits and smashes the world’s marathon record by 78 seconds
SHORT AND SWEET: Course was muddy, and it stayed hot and humid. Forty miles of ultra goodness. EDIT: 6/23/15 – I forgot to mention that I saw a bear run across … Continue reading Highlands Sky 40 Mile Trail Run 2015 – Race Ramble on the Morassitude
Preamble: I went to the walk-in clinic for poor people and was told I needed an appointment when the website says no appointments, only walk-ins accepted. Check. State-sponsored healthcare exchange … Continue reading Janathon Day 20: The Short-Shorts Nightmare
It’s only 2% and it could snow tonight. It was supposed to snow yesterday, after the rain had turned to sleet and coated everything with a glaze of smooth clear … Continue reading January 12th and 13th: A Wild Waiver, Wicked Weather
I woke up, fed and watered the children, saw the fam off to market. I had exactly 1 hour and 33 minutes to run. I put in my contacts, clicked … Continue reading Janathon Day 11: Running, My Refuge
Fifty State Banana 