We continue to run little races when they fit in to our training schedule. This past week has been a cutback week (I ran about 16.5 miles and BB ran maybe a few more), and we were resting up after …
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The 12 K’s of Christmas Race Report!
This year BB and I have raced more short races than ever before, I think. Our favorite distance has always been the half-marathon. Long enough to justify a serious stack of pancakes, short enough that we’re not destroyed for two …
Running with Joy.
It’s been since July that I really ran with joy. Injury after injury and hard, painful races had left me with that kind of grim satisfaction in accomplishment, but not the sweeping excitement and happiness that I chase. Both of …
Running in Taipei.
Given the heavy trail-and-mountain focus so far of this blog, any reader could be forgiven for not knowing that BB and I began as road runners, pretty much exclusively. Road running appeals to me: it’s simple, monotonous, and I can …
Grand Ridge Half-Marathon Race Report!
This weekend represented the kickoff of our second attempt at ultramarathon training. BB and I are now about three months away from the starting line of the Fragrance Lake 50km. There’s a lot to do between now and then. Even …
A Forgotten Half-Marathon
Kind of without thinking about it, we have a half-marathon this weekend. Originally, this was meant to be a “recovery race”. Meaning, we expected to have finished our first 50k and we wanted to put something on our calendar so …
Reset, Reload, Reengage.
I won’t lie. The summer was hugely frustrating. I went through very dark periods of thinking I would never be able to run again. I was angry, sad; all the general hallmarks of grief. But I’m happy to have been …
Race Report! The Cougar Mountain 20 Miler.
We were supposed to have run the 50 km race but, as you might know from prior posts, we were injured for a long time and unable to train for the long distance. So, reluctantly but necessarily, we dropped back …
Trip Report: Dorothy, Bear, Deer & Snoqualmie Lakes.
This trail run doesn’t really have a name. It rises from the Lake Dorothy trailhead, in the Mount Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest. Heading out from Seattle, you go north up to highway 522 east, then 2 east, and then …
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Injury Roundup and Next Steps.
After months of injuries, I am finally on the mend. Melissa has been much better, and had been running regularly for a month or so. I, on the other hand, have had several setbacks. As Melissa wrote in the Lake …
Boundary Conditions 