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Winter Running Joy

Winter Running Joy. It sounds like a little bit of an oxymoron with the difficult challenges that winter presents: cold, snow, ice, sleet, wind, dark days, the lack of sunlight, and even just gray skies instead of blue. It’s easy to succumb to the strong...

Aerodaks Review

Today, I’m briefly reviewing Aerodaks, Australian all-weather running briefs, also known as runderwear (the runner-created contraction for running underwear). Disclaimer: I received Aerodaks running briefs to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more...

Frenetically Frozen

Looked for a good last race of winter/first day of spring test race to run and like a good neighbor, the State Farm Run was there. Last Saturday, on day 852 of my runstreak, I ran the State Farm Run 10 mile race in Lincoln, Nebraska. I had not run this race in many...

Last Wintry Gasp

Today’s last gasp of winter photos from our backyard. Snow is not unprecedented this late in March in Nebraska but it’s rare....

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice, the diametrically opposed opposites, represent elements that frequently are not thought to blend well: fire and frozen water. After all, fire can burn us, wound us, kill us. And ice causes different but similar outcomes. The fire fills us with the...

Superb Geese: Real Wildlife

During a break in my run today, some amazing geese took my breath away and left me almost speechless so I’ll let the geese do the honking and also the walking, skating, flying, and swimming. After all, it’s winter, time for cross-training. It was an...

Pre-Race Trailrun Checklist

Before running today’s Empyrean Trail 5k race, I recorded a brief Periscope on what should be on your pre-race trail running checklist. Will talk tomorrow about the race with my race report and some photos. Enjoy!

Before running today’s Empyrean Trail 5k race, I recorded a brief Periscope on what should be on your pre-race trail running checklist. Will talk tomorrow about the race with my race report and some photos. Enjoy!...

Running Fortress

If and when we build that fortress around our run(s)…it’s not exactly how that song by Sting goes, is it? I know, fortress around your heart, fortress around your run. Very similar because we do run with and for our hearts, souls, bodies. But we could sing that song that way while we run. Hint […]

If and when we build that fortress around our run(s)…it’s not exactly how that song by Sting goes, is it? I know, fortress around your heart, fortress around your run. Very similar because we do run with and for our hearts, souls, bodies. But we could sing...

Preflight Running Checklist

Welcome to our flight filled with great expectations to your next exciting Running Destination! This is your captain speaking and today we will analyze and checkoff our preflight running checklist to make sure we are fully prepared and ready to RRRRRRUN! Please fasten your shoelaces securely and make sure you have your keys before you […]

Welcome to our flight filled with great expectations to your next exciting Running Destination! This is your captain speaking and today we will analyze and checkoff our preflight running checklist to make sure we are fully prepared and ready to RRRRRRUN! Please fasten...