This weekend was FANTASTIC! I don’t know about the areas you live, but here in Maryland it was a gorgeous with sunny weather! I got in my long run on Sunday, but took Saturday off. Friday, the bottom of my…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Slip Sliding Shoe Laces.
It seems I should have taken the advice I gave to David Lawrence over at the The Quinquagenarian Runner (I totally had to cut and paste the title of his blog..) back on the 1st…. Last Night I headed out,…
April Recap
Through injury and laziness, this has been a short-distance year, but April has things back on track! April started with a 10 mile race with no training. This then lead me to take some time to heal up! Now I…
Tagged with: April, Cherry Blossom, Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, goals, Marine Corps Marathon, Races, running
Posted in Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, Monthly Recap, running
Posted in Cherry Blossom Ten Mile, Monthly Recap, running
Unintentional speed work.
So last night I headed out on my 2.3 mile route. I can’t lie – it’s not far enough. I am not “Satisfied” when I finish.. BUT, I am learning from my previous mistakes and building up my base slowly. …
Local ‘finishes’ Boston Marathon – Reprint of an article from The Independent, from Chewelah Washignton
I am reposting this article, as it is truly inspiring to me. We fill the news with the tragedy of Boston, but it is also important to remember the good that comes out in the world as well. This article…
Lake Montebello and Herring Run Trail, Baltimore MD
Once again it was my turn to drive the boys up to the Maryland State Boychoir practice. I have been lucky enough to carpool with another parent – which means I only have to drive every other week! Since I…
Tagged with: Baltimore, Herring Run, Herring Run Park, Lake Montebello, Maryland State Boychoir, running
Posted in running
Posted in running
Still Running…
I apologize, I have been a bit quiet lately! I figured I better take a moment to play catchup! I did take a week or so off, as my knees and IT band were bothering me. I suspect the jumping…
Couch to 5K
I know that I have followers that aren’t runners. If you are one of those people who have almost felt inspired to run, but weren’t sure how to start, I have some great news (if you have an android phone!)…
Reflections
This is my 300th post on this blog. Today I’m not going to be posting about running, and not just because yesterday was a Rest Day. With it being a mile stone, it seems a good time to stop and…
Tagged with: Baltimore, Boston Marathon, happy, lucky, Maryland State Boychoir, Natural History Museum, Wealthy
Posted in Rambling, running
Posted in Rambling, running
Fixing the foot strike
So, One of the things I began to work on when I switched to minimalist shoes, was my foot strike. My goal was to move from being a heel striker, to a fore-foot striker as many of the websites I…
Tagged with: Craig Payne, Fore Foot strike, plantar fasciitis, Running Shoes, Vibram Five Fingers, vibram fivefingers
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
Posted in Plantar Faciitis, running, running injury, vibram five fingers
2013 Was an amazing year, for me, So I am really looking forward to 2014!
Once and Future Runner 