Posts from ‘February, 2010’

I’m a week into this blasted cold and still not having any fun.  There is NO WAY I can even attempt a run, or any cardio of any kind.  My head is stuffy and the goo has made its way into my bronchials.  When I lie down at night, a persistent tickle occurs and I cough incessantly.  [...]

 I think the title says it all.  Running hills with a cold is truly a BAD idea. I gave it a good shot on Wednesday morning.  I’ve been fighting a cold for the past four days and I was pretty tired of the whole thing, so I went out for a run.  Wednesdays have become [...]

Yesterday I posted the first half of an interview with Joe, the amazing marathoner and blogger who is running two marathons in thirteen days as a cancer fundraiser for his friend Dom.  This is the second half of the interview.  When you’re done reading, please consider clicking over to Run For Dom and donate by [...]

Sometimes you meet a person and there’s just something about them that strikes a chord.  Maybe it’s the way they thoughtfully answer a colleague’s question, or how they offer sincere encouragement to their students, or even how they rush to hold the door when someone is fumbling with their heavy load. With the advent of [...]

This morning’s trail run on Dowdy Draw was like running through sand.  We all wore YakTrax so we wouldn’t slip on the ice, though after a while I completely stopped worrying about ice and just tried to get my feet off the ground.  The snow was powdery, and there was enough of it to make [...]