40 days until the DRCC 1/2 marathon and the long run mileage is starting to creep up. The first two 1/2s I ran I followed training plans religiously. The third 1/2 I trained for I followed a plan loosely but I also listened to when I thought my body needed an easy week or aContinue reading “Tossing the Instructions”
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Songspiration
Remotes can not work without batteries. Planes can not fly without fuel. I can not run long distances without music. It is a fact of life. We’re talking anything over 5 miles and I have to have those earbuds in. Some runners wax philosophic about “centering themselves” and being able to “listen to their breathing andContinue reading “Songspiration”
Make Do
Make Do. The idiom meaning to manage to get along with the means available. We’ve been doing a lot of that this week. Five days ago Gunner and I made the trip from Springfield, IL to Aberdeen, SD with a jam-packed Jeep Liberty. Over 800 miles, in less than 28 hours. We needed to leaveContinue reading “Make Do”
Training Programs
Just like that, the holidays are over, the new year has started, and it’s 1/2 marathon training time again! Even though this is my third time around, the task of selecting a training program has not gotten any easier. Every organization and expert firmly believes that they have the best method and preaches that the otherContinue reading “Training Programs”
These Paths 