So we ran a lot the other weekend. Our friends (also our realtors) asked us to help support their efforts with a local charity by running their company’s first-ever 5k. We said Sure! and that’s how we ended up running a race on Saturday. Then we received a tantalizing email from the Dallas Rock and Roll […]
Fitness
Before I Talk About Our Trip…
…I want to start by talking about the weeks that led up to our trip. 10 days before our team left, I flew to Missouri to speak at my alma mater and to meet with a client. 5 days before our team left, our merry band of running idiots ran a marathon in […]
Speaking of Donuts…A Belated Report
At the end of last month, we ran the second annual Hypnotic Donut Dash. The morning was cold enough that the race started and finished indoors. A very nice perk, but it wreaked havoc on our running watches. More on that later. Just like last year, we had pre-race yoga: And post-race local beer: And local […]
Typical Bad Math
I am the only person I know that can make a 9 mile loop around the lake take 11.58 miles. Blerg. We went to White Rock Lake, our favorite in-Dallas long-run spot, yesterday morning to get in a 22 mile training run. We’ve done this many many times. As well, we’ve started super early (5 […]
Our Tradition Continues
We have a tradition of running the New Year’s Day 5-Miler race at White Rock Lake (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). This year was no exception, even though information about the race didn’t post until mid-December. Maybe it’s a sign of my age, or just exhaustion from a week of guests and a late New […]
Icenado Revenge Marathon: The 13th Run of 2013
Our unseasonable ice storm in Dallas last weekend did more than knock out our power (we were one of 500,000 in the metro area!). The ice storm also cancelled the Dallas Marathon. Runners are a crazy breed – cold, rain, heat, early mornings are all in a day’s work (run?). We’d actually looked forward to the […]
Thankfulness
It's always interesting to read Facebook during November. Many of my American friends prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday by posting a daily "thankful for" status update. I haven't done likewise, which speaks more to my inherent resistance towards going along with the crowd than it does to my internal feelings of gratitude. Because, in truth, […]
Point Obsessed
The Boy and I participate in a wellness program through my office. You collect points through various health and wellness activities. These include exercising, visiting the doctor and taking health-related continuing education classes. In return for participating, we earn points that can be redeemed for various fun things (discounted products, hotel rooms, etc) and we […]
One of the Crazy Ones
You’re one of the crazy ones now, The Boy told me at 4:30 am yesterday. He meant (I hope) that I was a crazy person who was willing to run a half marathon one week after running a full marathon. I guess by that definition I am in fact crazy. But so is he, because he […]