I didn’t know my whole face could turn into an icicleUntil it’s 7 am and I have convinced myselfThat I am some sort of heroIf […]
Polar Vortex, Running, & Me
While I was lamenting (and making excuses) about how the polar vortex would interfere with my running over the weekend, I told my sister-in-law I […]
Again and again
Think with the whole body. Taisen Deshimaru It’s amazing what a little winter sun and a five-mile run can do. It’s not a miracle, how […]
A brief complaint & then some accountability
My knee has been bothering me again. That old running pain that I’d mostly taken care of and only flared up noticeably when I figured […]
Saint Ralph
I am always surprised when I find a movie I like, new to me but that’s been around for years. Tonight, it was Saint Ralph. […]
Faster
I ran a half-marathon today. 1.56.09. 8:52/mi pace. Two minutes faster than my personal record from the race I ran in March (Run for the […]
Crummy Weather
It’s not yet icy — the rain — but it’s close. Forty-one degrees and the water keeps coming down from the gray October sky. And […]
Run with the Wind
It’s no secret I’m a fan of sports anime — my obsession with my favorite volleyball anime, Haikyuu, has been well documented and I just […]
A Rainy Eight
It may be a tribute to those intense ultramarathon books I’m so fond of listening to, but I knew I had to run rain or […]
Watching a Runner
I have this memory from my preteen years of being in Door County, staying at my grandparents’ cottage, and watching a runner go by. She […]