October Challenge

Now that summer is officially over, the kids have been back in school for a bit and the cooler weather is (or should) be rolling in it's time to kick off our month-long October Challenge. Why an October challenge? Starting with Halloween, we roll through a Fun Sized month of sugar (show of hands, who …

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As the Sun Rises

I like to head out on my Tuesday and Thursday morning runs about 20-30 minutes before the sun rises.  It's dark when I get outside and when I'm up and over the hill and crossing the main road the sky is starting to turn lighter at the horizon and I can see the slight hint …

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Trail Run Musings

I love running on trails, it's a lovely break from my weekday neighborhood runs.  This past Sunday I had an opportunity to run at one of my favorite places, Phoenix Lake in Ross. It's one of the few places that I know there will be other runners, walkers or bikers out there so I feel …

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When the wheels on the bus come flying off..

I recently ran into a friend who had been training for a full Ironman event.  We chatted for a minute to catch up and of course I asked him about his training for the race.  He confessed that he'd decided that he was not going to be able to do the race due to some …

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