Alarming
I awoke in a daze, only able to remember parts of it. It was late morning on race day. I must have BQ’d because I was desperately trying to get to Hopkinton. Tom was sick but alive. He’d moved the car so that we wouldn’t get a ticket, but … [Continue reading]
Huffin’ & puffin’ like the big, bad wolf
Today, after examining my run assignments for the week, I went out for a run. It would not be the speed workout, which was scheduled for yesterday. It would not be the 6 mile progressive run scheduled for tomorrow. Although today’s workout was an … [Continue reading]
The subtleties of grief
Six weeks ago the family started attending weekly bereavement support groups. Since today’s session will be the final in the 6-week series, our group was asked to think about our grieving and how the sessions have impacted the process. I looked … [Continue reading]
The “M8B” Q & A Session
After struggling through my mid-week runs, I finally had a run where I didn’t feel like I was struggling. While riffling through my workout bag, I thought about my previous considerations in relation to my running... My working heart rate has … [Continue reading]