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 …
Category: Running
Diving In.
In 12 weeks, we’ll be running our first 50K. If you follow this blog or our Twitter account, you’ll know that this wasn’t the original plan but a reset after injury setbacks this summer. Two weeks ago we ran a trail …
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 …
Trail Report: Carkeek Lollipop.
It’s easy to get caught up in the grandeur of the Cascade Mountains here. But one of the cool things about Seattle is trail(ish) running options within the city limits, nestled right in the midst of popular neighborhoods. They might …
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 …
