Now That Was Interesting…….

Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Posted in Training | No Comments »

Today kicked off the new season of running and the first week of part deux of my Western training.  Part uno (the number not the pizza) was building a base of strength and endurance.  My hope was to exit these ...

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 ...

The Thrill of Victory and the Smell of Da Feet

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Posted in Training | No Comments »

One of the side benefits of running ultras is you never have to trim your big toe nails....they just fall off.  See for yourself - these are my feet prior to beginning Western training.  Notice I still have both toe ...