This week went off plan because my immune system did its thing and its thing is overreacting. But I got back on track by the end of the week and at least ended up with about the same mileage as last week. Monday: strength workout. Tuesday: 4.8 miles. Then I got my tetanus shot Tuesday afternoon […]
Back at it: weekly rundown
I missed the rundown last week, but I did post, if you want to hear about New Year’s resolutions and books. So that leaves me with 3 weeks to recap – I’ll do the earlier two very briefly and a more “normal” rundown of last week. 12/23 – 12/28: 5.6 miles 5.6 Two runs. Traveling, […]
2020 Ultimate Coffee Date, and 2019 books
New year, new blog link up? I’ve had good intentions about joining the Ultimate Coffee Date for I don’t know how long, so I’m finally linking up with Deborah and Coco. If we were having coffee… I’d be drinking ginger tea, my preferred beverage for the last couple days because I brought a head cold home […]
Something like consistency
My blog posting hasn’t been consistent, obviously, but at least the running mileage has been. So I’m popping in to recap everything right before I take another break for a week or two.
2 months in pictures
Working backwards over the past two months: I had a sinus infection that would not quit for almost a month, so I’ve only gotten back to being a functional human in the past week. I also have four scientific papers underway currently, so my brain power for other writing is low. (Yes, four papers is […]
Back on the trails: weekly rundown
Since I took some time off after the Ridge Run, there wasn’t a lot to recap for a couple weeks. First week post-race: did yoga once or twice. Second week: more yoga, some short strength workouts. I got back to running last Sunday with just shy of 14 trail miles. Obviously this is not the […]
Bridger Ridge Run recap
The Ridge Run is kinda legendary among trail runners – at least, legendary among the subset of runners to whom 20ish miles along steep, rocky ridgeline sounds like it might be a good time. Officially, it’s 19.65 or 20.55 miles with 6,800 feet of elevation gain and 9,500 feet loss. None of the stats from […]
Ridge Run week: weekly rundown
Very short rundown today, since it was race week! The forthcoming race recap will likely be very long though. Tuesday 1.9 miles, 810 feet elevation gain. One last trip up the ‘M’ just to remind my legs how climbing works. I kept a moderate pace, but still managed my 2nd fastest time up the steep […]
I’m really good at tapering: weekly rundown
No, really. I’m not at all the kind of person who gets antsy during taper. I am done training for this race, let me sleep. Especially after last weekend’s runs, which combined were almost the distance of the Ridge Run – I was extra tired most of the week, and so ended up doing even […]
Thwarted plans: (bi)weekly rundown
Every time I set out for a long run over the past 2 weeks, it did not go as intended. That makes 4 times…and only 1 long run. Also, the two definitions of biweekly make it a mostly-useless word, except for obfuscatory purposes. Example: I’m currently strength training biweekly. Which definition do I mean? *shrug […]