I was supposed to be in LA this weekend. I was supposed to be running the LA Marathon this weekend. Two things can be true and two things can not happen at the same time. The second race I’ve had to just completely write-off… and hopefully the last. The other events I’ve been able to […]
Once more from the top. I’ve downloaded my old Non-Runner’s Marathon Guide 4-month training calendar. I’ve accelerated it, perhaps foolishly thinking the decades of running entitles me to a faster recovery/rebuilding. And yet the reality of the huffing and puffing in these opening minimum mileage salvos has me wondering and lamenting just how much cardio, […]
It’s been a month without running. So I decided today I should try and do a jog around my neighborhood. An easy 1.6 mile loop. That’s kinda okay’d by the treatment plan. But if I experienced pain I’d have to reset, do not pass GO, do not collect $200 and go back to Phase I. […]
First, not enough credit is given to Jonathan Harris on “Lost in Space.” Because no matter how beloved Dr. Smith might be as a ne’er do well antagonist/reluctant crewmember of the Jupiter 2 amongst fans, the fact that there isn’t a perpetual meme of him shouting, “Oh, the pain! The pain!” is outrageous. Perhaps there […]
I was supposed to be in Apache Junction, Arizona, this morning. I was supposed to be running the Lost Dutchman Marathon. But I’m not. Because of the stress fracture diagnosis, I am home, working on physical therapy repetitions. Ever twinge of soreness is read as pain and makes me less likely to run. The doctors […]
Sooooo… they tell me it’s a low grade stress fracture and I shouldn’t be running for a while. Could be 6 weeks. Could be 12 weeks. I’m already on new meds for the dopamine withdrawal! This has forced me to do the unthinkable. I’ve joined a gym. And I hate it. I knew I’d hate […]
Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are sloppy, and your conclusions are highly questionable! You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman! An open letter to Mr. Owl of “three licks to the center of a tootsie pop” fame: Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are […]
…wins no races but does get you to the finish. Proof positive that slow and steady just puts you on display: Back to the story… which is appropriate for an event billing itself as celebrating storybook tales! In the end, it was my slowest marathon at a proper 26.2 mile event in 12 years. There […]
Time. It’s a funny thing. It’s both an artificial concept and a real world imperative. The sun rises and sets. An hour is 60 minutes. And a half marathon starting at 5 am means you have to be there… checking my notes… by 3:15 AM?! And the marathon tomorrow starts at 4:30 am so we […]
The 10K theme? A Mystery – supposedly of the missing acorns but that wasn’t really carried through the race. Unless you count the finisher shirt which shows Dale has eaten all the acorns, which, okay, sure. But mainly it was a race with various “mystery” elements to it. Sadly, nary a sighting of Basil of […]