Cornucopia of Thanks
On the eve of Thanksgiving, many of us try to count our blessings and to remember to be grateful for what blessings we do have and continue to receive. Even if it does not always feel like it, my cup clearly overflows with with a cornucopia (Latin meaning “horn of plenty”) of blessings. (see Psalm […]
On the eve of Thanksgiving, many of us try to count our blessings and to remember to be grateful for what blessings we do have and continue to receive. Even if it does not always feel like it, my cup clearly overflows with with a cornucopia (Latin meaning “horn...
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What a WHIRLWIND ADVENTURE! I RAN a Trail 50k! And finished! I’m officially an ultramarathoner! Yes, really! Last Saturday, on October 11, the 327th day of my runstreak, I ran my first ultramarathon:The Market to Market Relay 50k. The surrealism was overpowering until running the race. It dissipated a little when I picked up my […]
What a WHIRLWIND ADVENTURE! I RAN a Trail 50k! And finished! I’m officially an ultramarathoner! Yes, really! Last Saturday, on October 11, the 327th day of my runstreak, I ran my first ultramarathon:The Market to Market Relay 50k. The surrealism was overpowering...Relax! It’s Ultra Week!
Happy Ultra Week! Finally, the last week of ultra training has arrived. And with it the “taper madness” that accompanies the end of distance training for a lengthy race. In six days on Saturday, I am running my first ultramarathon, the Market-to-Market 50k. It just became a lot more real seeing that the race directors […]
Happy Ultra Week! Finally, the last week of ultra training has arrived. And with it the “taper madness” that accompanies the end of distance training for a lengthy race. In six days on Saturday, I am running my first ultramarathon, the Market-to-Market...Trail Marathon Adventure
On Friday, on the 305th day of my runstreak, I ran my first trail marathon on crushed limestone. A training run for the Market-to-Market 50k next month. It was slow, warm, challenging, and fun. Let me show you what I saw. Early on there were vanishing horizonal views like this… I started at the MoPac […]
On Friday, on the 305th day of my runstreak, I ran my first trail marathon on crushed limestone. A training run for the Market-to-Market 50k next month. It was slow, warm, challenging, and fun. Let me show you what I saw. Early on there were vanishing horizonal views...