Category Archive for: ‘Long Runs’
Ramp it up
So, where were we? Oh yes…Steamtown Marathon. You might be asking yourself how one ramps up for a marathon in just a few weeks…well, maybe some of you are asking that while others of you are slapping your hand on the table shouting, “Amateur!” like …
A few good runs (or maybe just one)
Sometimes it happens. Everything falls into place. It clicks. You find your stride, you stick it, and you have a good run. I had one of those today. If you want to read about it, start here. If you just want to see how I …
This Marathon Training…
…I wasn’t sure if I wanted to train for another marathon. …I trained pretty hard…pretty hard. …I ran a lot of hills and tempo runs. …I never ran more than 4 days a week. …there were a couple of weeks when I only ran twice. …
Preamble of a Long Run
The alarm clock goes off, 6am sharp, spreading a cacophony of rap music throughout the morning blue of my bedroom and startling me awake. I quickly turn off the music and I sit up, head slightly slumped forward, eyes closed. I review in my head …
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Trail of Dead: A photo documentary of a 22-miler*
[just click on the images to enlarge] …
The Defeat of the Dynamic Duo
I stared at the glimpse of hill ahead. Its foot peeked out, ever so slightly, from where I was, showing just a hint of steeper incline, and had I not known this road so well, the hill’s stealth mass would have surprised me as I …
The Lone Runner
So you know that RB and I broke up, right? Wait! You didn’t know? It’s been in all the news. Well, maybe if you spent a little less time reading about the tragedies of human loss due to natural disasters, war, nuclear meltdowns, and unemployment …
A grimace and a smile
Today I ran the first of four 20+ milers on the training schedule for the marathon I am running on May 15. Recapping a long run isn’t always so interesting, but running any kind of mileage in the 20s is a big deal to me, …
A Silmarillion Run
Every run has a story. And you know, some stories are great, some stories suck, but most are somewhere in between. Such is life…mediocrity. But before you sigh in boredom, pause here with me and think. While there is certainly a negative connotation to the …
The Secret to Running
“Why do you run?” Have you been asked that before? Sometimes I think people ask this rhetorically (or perhaps mockingly). They couldn’t care less about my answer. They have already judged it to be something they have no interest in doing, something in which there …
The Rhythm of Drudgery
I have an essay rattling around in my head. I am struggling with it, much like I struggled through my 14-miler on Sunday. It’s there——my essay (or post here in the blog world). I have been thinking about it for weeks. But the words haven’t …