Posts Tagged ‘run’

Running with the Cows

We met at Bobolink at the usual time Saturday morning.  7 AM in January is tough, because the sun hasn’t crested the horizon and the chill in the air is palpable.  The forecast called for 48 degrees, but we were at least 20 degrees shy of that mark when I pulled into the parking lot.

Jacqueline [...]

A Runner’s Story – My Own

I put out a call a week or so ago asking for Runner’s Stories.  I’m incredibly curious about why people run.  What’s their motivation?  There are so many stories (every one is different) and because I love stories, I want to collect these!  I’ve also been thinking of my own “story”, and while I was [...]

Sick Day

It’s like having a baby in the house again, only we didn’t get 9 months to prep. 
Connor’s had a cold for the past 9 days.  It started with an asthmatic cough last Friday? Saturday? (I don’t even remember anymore) where he couldn’t get his breath.  He’s been on the nebulizer every 4 hours (Albuterol), and taking [...]

Weekend Report

Saturday’s run had speed and Sunday’s run had distance.  Because I’m training for the Las Vegas Half Marathon, now only 12 days away, this post will be a “weekend report” on the two runs, and how they complemented each other.
Had Saturday fallen on a day other than November 21, I would have run at 7 [...]

Sprinting; the Tale of a Track Work-Out

Saturday morning dawned brightly.  It was decided that due to the two brief snowstorms and the questionable conditions of the trails, we would do a track workout. Clare and Cherry came up with a brief outline for the track, and emailed it to everyone prior to the morning run so we would be prepared.