Thanksgiving and Reflection

I have found that this time of year encourages one to reflect.  The Thanksgiving holiday is a great opportunity to get together with family and share one another’s company while also talking about events of the past year. ..............

LHF Race Recap

This Saturday was the Living History Farms Off-Road Race.  I discussed the history, magnitude, and difficulty of the race in a previous entry.  Since the end of the girls cross country season, I have spent three weeks preparing for this race.  I’ve done more hill runs, runs on single-track trails, and more speed work.  I also made some changes to my race plan from a year ago............

Progressive Running

Progressive running is a new concept that I picked up about a year ago.  Progressive can mean promoting a change or innovation.  It can also mean increasing in severity.  For me, progressive running meant both.  Specifically, it is starting slow and building up faster and faster over the course of a single run.  This was a welcomed diversion from doing a tempo run consisting of a warm-up, a sustained hard effort, and a cool-down.  So, progressive running was not only an increasingly more difficult workout but also an innovative approach to workouts. ..............

Streaking ... Is it Worth it?

This past Thursday I faced a dilemma.  I had some free time on a planned recovery day.  Quite honestly, I was bored.  And when guys get bored, they generally do something stupid.  So I considered whether or not streaking was for me. ………….

Crash Course for LHF

So, with the big 50-mile race now 2 weeks behind me, I feel safe to say I am fully recovered.  Whether that is true or not, I quit caring when I realized I was down to just three weeks to get ready for the Living History Farms (LHF) Off-Road Race. ...........