While for the most part hiking and trail running are safe, fun hobbies, there are precautions that you really ought to take if you plan to be safe out there. If you’re doing a hike in a municipal park or …
Trip Report: Mount Pleasant.
Sunday we hiked up to Mt. Pleasant, which is a peak on a ridge that, together with Hessong Rock, forms a small massif-like formation just to the northwest of Mount Rainier, in Mount Rainier National Park. The way to get …
“Race” Report! The Park to Park Swim!
One nice thing about living in Seattle is that even when I can’t run (my hip is still injured), I have a lot of other things I can do. This past weekend, I participated in the Park to Park swim, …
Deep Frustration.
I mentioned during the Carkeek race report that my hip was bugging me. Well it turned in to a full-blown hip injury and as I write I haven’t run in almost three weeks. For a while I gutted through. But eventually …
Forced Recovery.
At first it’s easy to ignore. To explain away. There’s surely some innocuous reason for that twinge or that pain. Just keep going. But it doesn’t really get better. Maybe the pain is just there at the start. Maybe the …
Race Report: Carkeek Warmer Trail 10k.
Because Seattle has such a huge outdoors community, there are lots of opportunities for small races and intimate groups doing amazing and fun things. Last night, Melissa and I participated in one such event, hosted by Northwest Trail Runs. It’s …
Last Week’s Recap (July 3-8).
Last Week’s Posts Race Report: Chuckanut Foot Race. Our Toughest Competitor. Last Week’s Workouts Melissa This was a recovery week for me, in terms of weekly running distance. I also didn’t gte any bike commuting in last week. It was a …
