Running year in review
Howdy, friends. I’m pretty sure I won’t get a chance to run today, so I’m going to post my year-end stats this morning, knowing they could go up by a measly 5 miles before the day is done. Total...
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Howdy, friends. I guess I’m officially almost done with the first week of Boston training. It’s a little random, because I’m not following an actual training plan. But mentally I know that all my...
View ArticleSo about that fall marathon …
Howdy, friends. I mentioned this over the weekend, but here’s a bit more detail. On Saturday, I got up at the ungodly hour of 4:30 a.m. and met Chris and Erica for some rural running. We’ve stuck to...
View ArticleSigned, sealed, delivered
Howdy, friends. I signed up for the Sioux Falls Marathon today. It’s in 17 days. That’s not very far away. Normally when you train for a marathon, you know months in advance what you’re getting ready...
View ArticleBack in training
Howdy, friends. After my lame drop in the Sioux Falls Marathon, which I don’t really regret because it was too hot for me that day, I’m back in training. Yesterday I signed up for a trail 50K. I’ve...
View ArticleLate night long run
Howdy, friends. Sometimes, you need to be flexible when it comes to running. For me, that usually means going really early in the morning, and getting home before anyone else in the house is even...
View ArticleWhat do you eat in an ultra?
Howdy, friends. So, I mentioned briefly how sick I got after my long run last week. It’s never really happened to me before, so I’m not sure what the deal was. But it got me thinking about how and if...
View ArticleWeekend: Running, running, cyclocross, pie
Howdy, friends. I’m a month out from this race, and I feel like I’ve been working hard. What I feel like is all I do is run, work, run, work, run, run, laundry, run. I’m enjoying the training — really...
View ArticleWeek in running
Howdy, friends. I’m three weeks out from the race and had an OK week. I ended up with 54 miles, including 17.5 on Saturday and 17 on Sunday. It’s weird to have so many of my miles locked up on the...
View ArticlePost-race hangover
Howdy, friends. Every time I run a race that I’ve trained hard for, I end up the same way. The first week I’m super excited and can’t wait to do another one. And I also really enjoy the downtime — no...
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