Category: #Running
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Trail Nut Sweeping
“Sounds confusing but it isn’t that bad.” That was in the email Master Mountain Junkie sent Rogue and me about sweeping the Trail Nut Half Marathon on Saturday. We were splitting the half into two loops. I picked the first loop. “Sounds confusing but it isn’t that bad.” He then proceeded to send a series…
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Prednisone
So, prednisone. Y’all ever tried this stuff? I was on it a few years back for a vicious case of poison ivy. But I think I got a bad batch. Or just working in education is sufficient enough hell to counteract any positive effects. Because y’all. Kroger finally got my prednisone prescription in two days…
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There Is No Nakedness In The Spa Room
Remember that time an imaginary train panicked me into falling quite dramatically across some train tracks? And I bled out down the greenway for many miles? And then I fell again. At Montvale? And then almost got stranded on top of a mountain. Fifteen miles into a 40 mile ultra. With a nonfunctional knee. And…
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Hone Quarry DNF
There’s a competition happening. Between my head and my legs. To see which one can experience the most pain right now. A kind of my life is harder than your life scenario. It’s a really solid way to round out a Saturday. Started this morning. At 2:30am. When I consumed barely enough coffee to operate…
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Blood on the Greenway
Fall Risk made me go to Arm Day at PlayFITStayFIT yesterday. So everything that follows is a direct result of her directive. And this… …is what follows. It was a beautiful day yesterday. I wanted run. (Also, I’ve got races I’m untrained for since Beautiful Beastie abandoned me for a whole month, so I really…
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Fitness Plateau
So, I made a fairly impulsive purchase last week. My thought process was, a month ago I was running and working out with 8 pounds more than I am right now. I should keep doing that. I mean, it didn’t feel good. But I could do it. So, Friday I did a 30 minute full…
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Friend-Enforced Bed Rest
I’ve been placed on house arrest. Or maybe it was bed rest. I’m no longer clear. What I do know is that I’m not allowed to go to Cardio Day at PlayFITStayFIT on Monday. After being diagnosed. By Fall Risk. With the flu. And then rediagnosed. Again by Fall Risk. With a sinus infection. I…
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Progress and a Podium Stand
This is how I started out the year. It was a challenge, seeing that number on the scale. It’s possible I’ve mentioned this once or thrice here. My first race of the season, Frozen Toe 10k, was a struggle. And not just because I’m a baby about cold. I was carrying at least 20 extra…