It’s been a minute. The word is a different place and I’m a different person-thank god. My writing voice has changed, my location has changed, and I don’t drink coffee anymore. I looked back at my drafts and found that the most recent was a catch-up post on having moved to Nashville and adopting a […]
joy
Would you believe me if I told you that running can be fun? There is a particular joy that can be achieved through a sport that so many dread. It can be a chore, it can be arduous, it can be boring. But running can be fun. I dove into ultra running headfirst. No, really. […]
the head and the arms
I dabbled in strength training throughout my prep for Yeti. It wasn’t anything too intense, mostly bodyweight workouts to help alleviate my shin splints. However, when it seemed that I was taking winter off (I ran occasionally between October and January, but not on a regular basis), I decided it was time to get a […]
farewell from 6,289′
The whole of summer 2017 had the feeling of an impending deadline: when it came to a close, we would be leaving New England for the foreseeable future. When we went out to restaurants and coffee shops and parks and places I had a hard time pushing the finality out of my head. It was always […]
yeti 100 course preview
Last Saturday, I travelled to Virginia for a training run on the Yeti 100 course. The race will take place over a repeat of 33 miles of the Virginia Creeper Trail, a rails-to-trails project that spans from the Virginia-North Carolina border to Abingdon, Virginia, with several towns in between. The run was organized by Yeti […]
a short one
Today my legs wanted to run and I let them. Today my head wanted to be quiet and I let it. Today I didn’t want to be still. Today I ran. I let myself run fast today (fast for me, at least, all sub-8 miles on a 6 mile run), and it felt awesome. The […]
never not hungry
I am the sort of person who wakes up hungry. On an ideal day, my first move is to get out of bed and walk to the kitchen. I usually eat something pretty simple: an english muffin with peanut butter and honey, a banana, a piece of toast with jam and butter. I always drink […]
keep going out there
Just keep going out there. Believe in yourself and keep going out there. Always keep going out there. John Morelock, “Run Gently Out There” Today is one of those days where winter won’t let go. Snow is falling, mixed with sleet, and it is just warm enough for the snow to stick to the ground […]
Foot to Trail 