a barrel of this

I decided it was time to pick up some gloves and a hat since the weather is turning cold. I ran to the Fleet Feet in Adams Morgan. I picked up some nifty gloves that can convert from gloves into mittens and a hat with zippered pocket. I didn’t need them today as the weather […]

Today I ran with my camera in Rock Creek Park so I could document my typical running environment. It also makes me slow down, look around, and pay more attention to my surroundings. I took a route up to Maryland today over the boundary bridge. I was looking for a recently re-opened train/pedestrian bridge but, […]

Conditions were less than desirable today but, at least the GPS got something closer to my actual mileage. A big storm came through that was due on Thanksgiving but decided to show up to the table a day early. It was also down in the 40s so I got into winter garb for the first […]

I tried a different part of Rock Creek today. More problems with lost mileage. This felt more like a 6 mile run and at 51 minutes I’m certain it was a lot longer than the 4.2 miles the GPS recorded. Today’s run was along the Valley trail which runs up the east side of the […]

I started off with some speed work today in the rain and then switched it over to a tempo run. Tempo runs are hard for me because I feel like I always run at tempo. Therefore it makes it difficult to find the right heightened pace to push without burning out too quickly. I felt […]

I was just singing the praises of the Garmin Forerunner last week but today, it did me no good at all. First off it is missing several miles of distance that I’m sure I ran. It only managed to gather four positions over the entire run. Secondly, I got lost and tried to use it […]

Long run through the park today. Still trying to figure out a route that I can turn into a regular loop. This was farther than I wanted to go today but, it was a balmy 70 degrees out and the first trail running I’ve done in over a month. The new shoes did reasonably well […]

Sitting out the month of October was horrible. The weather here was beautiful, everyone was out running getting in their last miles before the various marathons happening up and down the east coast. All of this was a constant reminder that last year at this time I was running my first marathon. In the year […]

Back at it today after a month long hiatus. I’ve been nursing my foot back to health though honestly it is not much better than it was a month ago. I’ve been seeing a chiropractor who took some MRIs of my back and foot. Both turned out free and clear but there is some scar […]