Category Archive for: ‘Running Buddy’
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Have you run with a buddy lately?
During the fall of 2005, when I was a young, spritely 37 years old, RB moved in next door to me…she was 33. We hit it off right from the beginning. Like me, she was a mother to young children, career-minded, and liked books and …
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 …
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, …
Fight Club
So Drea at Two Motivate tells me, “There’s always someone younger and faster” …and then proceeds to tell me that she is my someone. That’s real nice, Drea. I don’t think I like your competitive attitude. Competitive attitudes are for winners. Winners suck. I think …
Videooooooooo
My first video attempt, and it’s not very good. No sirree. I won’t be quitting my day job anytime soon to become a movie maker.. But it was fun to make and it was my first attempt at using iMovie. It’s our first long run …
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Off the beaten path
We veered off the beaten path this past weekend and ventured down roads on which we had never run before. What fun! On Sunday, RB and I mapped out a new route for our mini-long run of 8 miles. We were looking for a hilly …
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Divided we sit on our butts…
but together we RUN! Running buddies are good for a number of reasons: companionship on a long run, someone to talk to about running stuff who is actually interested and who doesn’t constantly roll their eyes or pretend to be listening while texting on the …