Archive for December, 2008

In The DNA

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Story | 3 Comments »

Today, took advantage of the business slow down between Christmas and New Year's and did a mid-week long run in one of my favorite running hood #1, Blue Hills.  What made this an extra special run was that Shans (Chris ...

And So This Is Christmas

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »

We all have our family traditions around the holidays.  For the Crowley side of the family it was the preoccupation with the quest for and adorning of the annual Christmas tree.  Ah, but this was no ordinary, store-bought, pick-the-first-one-you-see, off-the-rack ...

The Sky Won’t Snow and the Sun Won’t Shine

Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Posted in Training | 651 Comments »

Well, not exactly - we definitely have had no sunshine but the sky actually has been snowing on us as though God above has asked the angels to perform a house cleaning of all of heaven, and dump it all ...

Falling, Yes I Am Falling

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in Training, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

I've just crushed my face, I can't forget the time or place where we just met. It's a real shiner and want all the world to see we've met, mmm-mmm-mmm-m'mmm-mmm. Falling, yes i am falling, and the trail keeps calling me ...

Training Hood #1- Blue Hills of Boston

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in Training | No Comments »

One thing rule I've always believed about pounding out the miles generally, but especially when training for Western States, is it is far kinder to your body to do so on the trails than on the roads. It is well ...

Bits and Bites

Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Story | 2 Comments »

So today C2 and I went for our usual Sunday morning 7am constitutional trail run in Blue Hills.  Bogie, trail director for the Fells races and Wapack 50 and fellow Trail Animal Running Club (TARC) member, joined us for the ...

For No Particular Reason….

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Story | No Comments »

I'm asked all the time, "Why do you do this?"  I think I disappoint the inquirer when I say, "I run for no particular reason, I guess I just like it."  I suppose ol' Forrest Gump and I have that ...