I knew if I said something it might jinx it.
I ran 9 miles on Wednesday night and the run was pretty nice.  I ran a new route which made it less boring.  But later that night and the next day, I had the old familiar ache in my left shin.  It may be related to [...]

I had a great time in New Haven again this year. I just did the 5K while the rest of the group went on for the 20K. Next year.
It was great to see Dianna, Danny, Beth, and Bill again, and I met Dianna’s mom and step-dad. It still all feels very [...]

Last night I did 7 miles. It was pretty humid but it began to cool down as soon as the sun went down. The dragonflies are out in force now so the horseflies and mosquitoes are nowhere to be seen. The gnats however are all over the place and I had to [...]

I spent this past week at cub scout camp with my son. Lots of scoutly fun. I didn’t run at all (did you know there’s no running allowed at scout camp?) but did more walking than you could imagine. I’d say I walked about 5 miles a day. And I really, [...]

I went out for a long run today. I was out by 9 am but it was hot already, I wish I had been out by 8. I was targeting about 12, no hills just smooth flatness. I was feeling reasonably well but a little hot and I could feel my form [...]

I decided not to run Wednesday because my right calf is still very sore.  I’m thinking something is pulled and not just tired.  Grrr.  So I wanted to go to the gym and do an hour of cardio but for some reason, they closed the gym on July 4th.  Imagine that.
So I went last night [...]

I don’t know what happened on Wednesday, but my calves have been killing me since then.  I felt marvelous on Tuesday and during the run on Wednesday, but the next morning I felt like I had run the 5K of my life.
The only difference was that I had to run Wednesday in my trail shoes [...]

My back hurt far too much to do crosstraining today. If I’m sitting, I’m ok, after much adjusting. When I stand up it takes a while for my back to relax again so I can stand up straight. Crap. I can’t even describe how aggravating this is. I’m hoping [...]

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I did weights again today, or at least started to.  I had moved up to two sets for each exercise last week and wanted to continue it this week.  The weight has been going up, which was encouraging.  But an old evilness has crept back in and this time it made me scared.
I mentioned before [...]