This is an essay I wrote for the Central Vermont Runners newsletter. I thought I would share it here as well. Enjoy! I am not a runner. For fifty-one years I took comfort in that fact. I did not run, could not run, would not run. I had very little interest in running. I supposeContinue reading “How It Took Running Across the Country to Turn Me Into a Runner (And Other Hyperboles)”
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2021 Year in Review: October to December
Oof! It’s been a minute since I wrote my last update. Here’s the 2021 finale. After a lost September, I started October with a seven-mile run, and was basically back to my normal running schedule. Early in the month I swapped out my hard cast for a removable soft one, which made everything that muchContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: October to December”
2021 Year in Review: July to September
July was a lull in the schedule, with no races until the end of the month. My goal was to avoid heat stroke while continuing build miles over the next couple of months, in order to be ready for some long races in September. I found it enjoyable to turn the Tuesday night fun runsContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: July to September”
2021 Year in Review: April to June
April brought the start of the race season. First up was the Half Marathon Unplugged, a return to site of my best half marathon to date. This one didn’t go so well, due to both weather and training, though it was far from a disaster. I gained a measure of redemption with an improved performanceContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: April to June”
12/31/21: New Year’s Eve 5K
The return to an “old friend” race that is significant to me in my running history. Three years ago, this was the first race I decided to run on my own, and the first CVR race I ever attended. I didn’t know what I was doing, and I didn’t know anybody there (other than aContinue reading “12/31/21: New Year’s Eve 5K”
2021 Year In Review: January to March
As we approach the final day of the year, I would like to take the time to recap the running adventures of 2021. It was a year of growth and development, and I am definitely a different runner now than I was 12 months ago. January began with me in good health. We were stillContinue reading “2021 Year In Review: January to March”
12/25/21 Training Update: 1,500 Miles Achieved
Last night’s Christmas Eve run among the luminaries left me just two miles short of my goal to run 1,500 miles in 2022. Winter weather – snow and freezing rain – led me to stay in Vermont rather than drive the 120 miles or so to my father’s house in Maine. Left alone on aContinue reading “12/25/21 Training Update: 1,500 Miles Achieved”
Today’s Run: Christmas Luminaries (12/24/21)
Covid-19 continues to wield influence over our everyday lives, even as we are about to move into 2022. One such aspect is family get-togethers, holiday or otherwise. At one point not too long ago, I was considering heading to Maine on Christmas Eve to spend a couple of days with my father. But the suddenContinue reading “Today’s Run: Christmas Luminaries (12/24/21)”
12/9/21 Training Update: The Road to 1,500
Back in January I set a goal to run 1,500 miles this year. I set a goal of 1,010 miles last year (“1010 in 2020”), which I exceeded by nearly 25%, and I wanted to stretch that again. I added 20% to last year’s final tally of 1,250 to arrive at the 2021 goal. TheContinue reading “12/9/21 Training Update: The Road to 1,500”
Today’s Run: Seasonally Dark
December. Temperatures are getting colder, precipitation is getting firmer, and skies are dark at 4:30. It’s treadmill season for a lot of people in Vermont, and I can’t say that I blame them. I also can’t join them, for I do not have access to a treadmill at the moment. Sometimes the motivation to getContinue reading “Today’s Run: Seasonally Dark”
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