I took a step this morning getting out of bed and felt… something. The ankle pivoted the way it’s supposed to, rising and falling and yet… there was a moment, a searing stab, a flash. Or did I imagine it? Am I so concerned and worried that it’s a self fulfilling prophesy? Was it just […]
It took a lot longer to get here than I anticipated. My ankle is markedly better but I’ll decide tomorrow during UNC’s Final Four appearance whether I’ll run the marathon or not on Sunday. Regardless, as irregardless isn’t a word, I picked up my bib and disappointing shirt for the event at the expo. Be […]
Sigh. “On the Road Again.” This is the second weekend in a row with a long drive. And though the coasts are different, the view is all too similar. Sunday: March 26, 2017 – on the 101 N through Los Angeles, CA Friday: March 31, 2017 – on the beltway near Jacksonville, FL, a 16 […]
Were I not getting the chance to catch up with some classic collegiate friends, I’m not sure I’d even go to North Carolina this weekend. It isn’t some pseudo-noble protest of the whole HB2 bathroom nonsense (which supposedly is FINALLY being repealed today so hopefully protests are no longer necessary on that issue). The sob […]
It’s (a)live. The search feature has been added to the main menu bar above and is named, rather on the nose honestly, “Search.” As the search page will tell you, I wasn’t sure I wanted to fiddle with the overall code to get a search bar added automatically… ergo instead I put together a page […]
It still hurts. The ankle. The wellness of the soul. It feels as if the Maharaja Zalim Singh is wiggling that bejeweled pin into a voodoo doll of doom. I’m spending the day then on a diet of RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation… albeit I don’t have any compression socks so I’m swapping […]
I had set my alarm for 5 am to get a run in before heading to the airport. With nary a “snooze,” I got out the door and pounded the pavement… until it pounded back. About a mile into my intended 10 miler, something happened to my left ankle. I didn’t roll it, it wasn’t […]
I always laugh when runners or non-runners ask me about a particular muscle group. I have no idea what anything is called – my anatomy knowledge topped out with Mrs. Barton’s 5th grade quizzes. The femur is the leg bone that when broken IS rumored to be the gold standard 10 on the pain scale, […]
When running 50k in Monument Valley, the scenery certainly helps pass the miles and time. But eventually you hit a point where you think, “yeah, yeah… more rocks. More sand. Where the John Ford is the finish?!” At that point it’s nice to see some other folks running. There’s always a sense of the loneliness […]
Despite leaving early, and with only minimal stops for stretching, sustenance, and soda pop, it still took me 10.5 to 11 hours to get back to Los Angeles. During the long drive, my mind floated along a stream of consciousness. I came to realize certain memory buoys I thought were solidly anchored had unmistakably come […]