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Tag Archives | running
Diary of a Double Everest Ultra
How would it feel to climb and descend more than 8,000 feet daily, on high-altitude mountain trails, for seven days straight? Could I do it? Last week, I found out.
3 Run Workouts That Boost My Mojo
These are three favorite unusual run workouts that I wrote for clients and ended up doing and enjoying myself. I hope they’ll help you feel energized and motivated if you feel stuck in a rut with your training.
Trail Running Lessons for Life (Abridged): A 20 x 20 Presentation
Presenters are challenged to show 20 slides, each for exactly 20 seconds. I’ve never done a presentation like this, but I was game. I put together PowerPoint slides and scripted paragraphs for each, cutting away to get my talk down to roughly 20 seconds per slide and hoping my story wasn’t as boring as watching […]
Diary of 72 Hours During an Unfolding Catastrophe
I used my blog to journal about our family’s situation during the past few days, so that years from now I will remember what this strange, scary week felt like.
A 10-Year Flashback: Travel, Run…Blog?
Happy new year! I can’t believe we’re closing out a decade. That means this blog is almost a decade old. … I’ve decided to keep The Runner’s Trip running one more year, but I’m warning you that I might write about things that have little to do with running….
Feeling Off In the Off Season
Have you ever said, “I feel gross”? I said it to myself four nights ago, around 3 a.m. I do not feel like the person I was 12 weeks ago, and I want to be that person again. I tapped out a note in the Notes section of my phone: “What I Want to Achieve […]
6 Steps to Take Time Off This Season Without Losing Your Running Base
What does “an off period” or “break from training” look like? Does it mean giving up running completely? Not necessarily.
Today I’m Gonna Run Like It’s 1999
A flashback sparks excitement for training and racing 20 years later. Here’s my lineup for 2019.
The Week I Started Running Again, and It Meant the World
To breathe deeply, to see the horizon clearly, to talk to old friends, to move your legs up and down a mountain—how marvelous and precious this life on earth is, the more imperiled it becomes.