Let The Games Continue!
Published September 8, 2011 | 
I’ve read all over the place that if I just keep running, I’ll soon weigh160 lbs or some such nonsense. It seem like anyone who posts on the web that they were over 200 lbs when they started, is now like 160 and running in marathons.. Well, I’m running. That’s got to count for something anyway! 2 days back I did my 4.3 mile run in just over 52 minutes. That comes out a bit over 12 minutes per mile. Slow.. yeah, maybe but I’m not going to get too bummed out. It’s a challenging trail. It’s bad enough trying to climb the hills, let alone avoid re-spraining my ankle. Thing is, I love the challenges of a rough trail. If I weren’t pushing through a climb or navigating my way through loose rock, I think I’d get bored. Oh, but 160? I think I hear Bing Crosby singing Pennies from Heaven somewhere in the treetops! Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, My Weird Life, Outdoor Recreation, Quixotica, running | 
running, trail running | 
2 CommentsApp To Run
Published August 15, 2011 | 
I love to run. Well, I didn’t at first. Well, I didn’t for the first 2 years.. It’s only recently that I really started to LOVE to run. Maybe it’s that I didn’t run through the most hot and humid days of July as I had in the past. Maybe it’s that at 46 and just over 200lbs I’m happy that I can still run at all! One thing is sure, I’m really loving this new iMapMyRUN App I bought for my iPhone.. Amazing what you can get these days for just a couple bucks! Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, More Gear Reviews, Outdoor Recreation, Quixotica, running | iMapMyRUN, Reviews, running, trail running | 3 CommentsUltimate Direction Access Waist Pack
Published April 15, 2011 | 
In addition to sea kayaking I’m a hiking addict. I run as well, but when it comes to running, um, I wouldn’t call myself an “addict”. Running is something that just “has to be done”. This is what brings me to today’s review of the Ultimate Direction Access Waist pack. I didn’t buy it after shopping around, browsing websites or reading reviews. I bought it because I was on my way out to run and I was desperate to take my music, a water bottle and my car keys without all the hassle of previous years. That, and because it was the only real option in the only outdoor shop in town. Sometimes that’s just how life goes! Continue reading
Bragging Rights
Published March 29, 2011 | 
So, the last time I talked about the Montrail Sabino Trail Mid GTX shoes was July of last year. At that point I had run my sturdy frame up and down the Baraboo hills for about two months and had written for them the good review they deserved. One comment I made near the end of that post was, “I expect them not to fall apart by next spring”. Well, here we are… Continue reading
Sabino Trail Mid GTX by Montrail
Published July 26, 2010 | 
That’s beautiful daddy! – beck
I’m a trail runner. After an ankle injury early in the season the doc said that I needed to find trail shoes with ankle support. Right! Well, with a bit of help for the folks at Pemba Serves I’ve had the opportunity to put a pair of Sabino Trail Mids by Montrail to the test. 2 month on, and I have to say, the Sabino Trail Mids were just what the doctor ordered, and then some. Continue reading
Boned!
Published April 21, 2010 | 
I don’t want to be crippled cracked
Shoulders, wrists, knees and back
Ground to dust and ash
Crawling on all fours
– radiohead
I’m boned! Yesterday I did my second trail run of the new year… and crashed! Every spring I find myself waiting for the ice to clear off the trails and for the boot suckers to disappear back into the bowls of the earth, then it’s time to run! I admit it, I’m one of those people who get’s a big rush out of running. A nice exhausting run leaves me almost giddy in fact. Heck, even after my big crash yesterday Continue reading
And if I only could / I’d make a deal with God
And I’d get him to swap our places
Be running up that road / Be running up that hill
With no problems…
– kate bush
Let’s go off topic a today just because I feel like it! That’s what’s great about a blog after all, the ability to just sit down and blather about whatever madness comes to mind. Today I’m going to talk about my other bad habit… trail running! Continue reading →