Category Archives: ultrarunning

I kicked a metal pipe with my good foot yesterday at the pool.  I was thinking about unimportant things (whether the shirt I was wearing over my bathing suit made it look like I wasn’t wearing bathing suit bottoms) and … Continue reading →

Here’s an article titled “Myths About Running in Heat” in Running Times Magazine that I thought you’d like.  I certainly liked reading how training in the heat might help performance in cooler races.  I’ve decided to believe this wholeheartedly. (102 … Continue reading →

I attended the YMCA’s nutrition clinic for the half marathon last night, and, I’ve got to say, I’m not very proud of my behavior there.  My role was to support the registered dietician’s presentation and answer any particularly geeky race … Continue reading →

I am beginning to feel like a runner again.  Along with having to do more laundry, this means I’m perusing the running blog world during Asa’s naptimes (and ignoring the housework) again.  I stumbled across one yesterday entitled “Metatarsal Stress … Continue reading →

It was a very tiny audience at the YMCA last night, so it felt more like I was blathering on to people on a group run (as is my wont) than addressing an audience.  Good for everybody.  I think.  At … Continue reading →

We arrived in country at 5am today.  55 degrees and rainy.  We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.  Our hotel was nice enough to let us check in extremely early, so we didn’t have to lug our bags around town for … Continue reading →

More often than not I am sad about the clutter in our family car.  Not so this morning.  I will be forever thankful for the random bath towel in the backseat.  Asa and I were driving Eliot downtown for a … Continue reading →

I am beat.  Somehow it’s 10:30pm and the boy has just settled down for the night.  I have my fingers crossed for a late morning wake-up.  7am Lord?  I’m still feeling a bit seasick from the aqua jogging tonight.  I … Continue reading →

Have you all read Marshall Ulrich’s book Running on Empty?  It describes his 3000+ mile run across the United States (averaging 60 miles a day) and the journey’s impact on him physically, psychologically, and spiritually.  I downloaded it for the … Continue reading →