I'm a pretty easy person to get along with. Sure, I may get a little pouty when I feel left out. But for the most part, I just want people to be happy and enjoy life. I mean, mostly I want me to be happy. But I like that for other people, too. So, if … Continue reading Dude. Just Be Nice.
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Elevator Shaft Run. On Fire.
I just woke up from a nap coma. I don't know if y'all noticed. But the earth is on fire. It is on actual fire. All of it. I like to think it is the weight of the atmospheric fire that is making movement feel impossible. And undesirable. That and the decision to run stupid … Continue reading Elevator Shaft Run. On Fire.
Hanging Rock Training
A few years ago, someone was peer pressuring me into signing up for Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock Ultra. So I did. This year. Sometimes my peer pressure response is a little delayed. And since I am in no way physically or emotionally prepared for a mountain ultra right now, some training seemed like a … Continue reading Hanging Rock Training
How My Weekend Fell Apart
I'm sitting here in a gas station parking lot where I just downed two hot dogs and a bag of Fritos. And a Vitamin Water. Because balance. I'm not proud of this. But I think it's important to illustrate just how far off the rails my body has gone. Let's take a look at how … Continue reading How My Weekend Fell Apart
Adventures in POO
The best cure for illness is running. That's a thing. Right? Or how about this. The best cure for the vampire parasite is mountain running. Because by climbing up 3,000 feet, you're closer to the sun. Thus exposing the parasite to the very thing that destroys it. That makes sense, right? Ok. I don't know. … Continue reading Adventures in POO
Running Mill Mountain. Again.
I ran Mill Mountain three times in 10 hours this week. And then jumped straight into leg day. I didn’t even have to do that during the Blue Ridge Double. Pro tip: Don't spend the hour after leg day sleeping in your car. Because the car extrication process is going to be painful and graceless. … Continue reading Running Mill Mountain. Again.
The Gym Life Chose Me
"Stop whining. You chose this." "I didn't choose the gym life. The gym life chose me." And it chose the hell outta me this week. Because after my last post, after Beautiful Beastie worked my arms to the point of uselessness, Skratch and J-Vicious both dared me to go to Arm Day. So obviously I … Continue reading The Gym Life Chose Me
Our National Running Day
When my people celebrate National Running Day, we like to get started early. And mix things up. Because running requires strength on top of cardio. And this our holiday. We were going to celebrate the hell out of it. I can't remember exactly how the idea came about. These days it usually starts with Skratch … Continue reading Our National Running Day
Psht. We Totally Had It
So, y'all know that Rogue and I haven't been ... how do you say it ... Training? I mean we don't ever really train in the traditional sense. But if we know we've committed to a race, we'll ramp up our mileage a bit. All of a sudden. Kind of hurky jerky. And call it … Continue reading Psht. We Totally Had It
Hi-Dee-Hoe’n With The Crew
Guess who's sweeping the lower 10 miles of the CtC marathon? Yeah. Stop laughing. I'm feeling pretty confident about it. I successfully led a group through the Hi-Dee-Hoe Loop yesterday morning. I did. Except by successfully led, I mean that I was forced out in front and stopped at all intersections (and maybe even a … Continue reading Hi-Dee-Hoe’n With The Crew
Shine My Way 