Depending on where in the world you reside, the groundhog predicted an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Either way, a cool free hat will keep your noggin warm – but not too warm – through three chilly seasons a year. Continue reading
I secretly ran the Charleston Marathon last weekend. I said I wasn’t running a race until spring. This was not a last-minute decision. It was a 12 weeks before decision. I lied to everyone*. Continue reading
Posted in My Amazing Races, Running Tids & Bits
Tagged marathon, race, race report, race results, running, weather
For those of us in northern climates, winter has arrived. The wind is blowing from the Arctic and runners are bundling up. On runs my cheeks freeze and I lose the ability to make certain sounds – which is fun in that it results in amusing conversations. I’m pretty tough. I’ve never run in a balaclava. I arouse enough suspicion in my ninja gear. Continue reading
I usually check the weather before heading out on a run, just to make sure I’m properly clothed for the conditions. Yesterday I saw a forecast I’ve never seen before:
I ran my last race of the year yesterday. The Boxing Day 10-miler. It helpfully started at noon, giving a few extra hours for the turkey coma and hangover to subside. This was my first time running the race and I went into it blankly. I knew two things: it’s an old race (this was the 91st year) and it attracts great local runners. I heard rumours it was a challenging course. I didn’t look at the route or elevation, heck ten minutes before the start I had to ask the location of the start line. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tids & Bits
Tagged race, race report, race results, running, weather, winter
I like you so much I’ve made you 20 mixed tapes in the last year. On each one I signed the cover with a heart over the i.
If my twitter feed is accurate, it is Thanksgiving weekend in the US. I suspect I follow a biased sample, but US Thanksgiving weekend, it seems, would not be complete without running a turkey-themed race. Continue reading
This weekend I kicked off my Movie Motivation Month, for no reason other than I like alliterations. Atanarjuat, The Fast Runner was the feature presentation. Continue reading
Posted in Reviews on the Run
Tagged motivation, movie review, movies, running, weather, winter
I just spent a couple of days camping/hiking/trail running in Algonquin Park. Our 3 season tent and 3 season sleeping bags pitted against the last gasp of Autumn and total darkness by 5.30pm*. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tids & Bits
Tagged Clif, exercise, fitness, health, running, trail running, weather, winter
I am hobbling around like an old lady in need of a walker. My legs, which appear to be on strike, are no longer responding to commands from my brain.
Me, if I had glasses, a perm, and a walker. In other words, future me.
On Halloween I dressed as a slutty sexy runner* and went for a run. My sexy runner costume and come-hither ”catch us if you can” t-shirt was accessorized by the four men that surrounded me. Continue reading
I recently enjoyed a talk by a famous local runner / travel show host on the joys of destination running. Coincidently, of the eight (nine?) marathons I’ve run, only one has been in my home country. Not because I don’t like my home country, but because (as you all know from my months of whining) I don’t like training during the summer and there are few Nov/Dec/Jan races in my home jurisdiction. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tids & Bits
Tagged Boston Marathon, fitness, health, marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, New York City Marathon, running, ultramarathon, weather, winter
I admit, even though it happens every year I’m always caught off guard by summer. I remember I don’t like it, but I forget the intensity of that dislike, the misery of dripping sweat and huffing like a steam engine as I run slower than marathon race pace. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tids & Bits
I am about to write something very controversial. And it doesn’t involve run skirts, Gallowalking or barefeet. Continue reading
On Saturday I am driving two hours to run a race that requires an 18-page waiver and a viking helmet. Continue reading
Posted in Running Tids & Bits
Tagged exercise, fitness, health, marathon, race, running, trail running, weather
My Running Shorts: short stories about my life on the run.
