Let’s face it – the days ARE getting shorter, so sometimes, it is tough to find the time to go for a run during the daytime. The easy solution to this, of course, is the purchase of a headlamp and reflective clothing, and warm clothes. I have also blogged from time to time about the Read More…
Tag: MICROspikes
I should have brought my skis
Last Saturday, I was looking to go for a run out on the trails, but knew that an awful lot ice of my favorite terrain, and with a road marathon coming up in a few weeks, I didn’t want to risk injury. Compounding the challenge of where to run, I knew there had been some Read More…
Early Spring at Texas Falls
The Shakespeare (and Steinbeck) phrase “Now is the winter of our discontent” seems to be very applicable to the past few months. I usually fill the pages of this blog with new discoveries on my cross country skis during the deep winter months, and although the Rikert ski touring area has managed to stay mostly Read More…
Microspikes to Silver Lake
Once again, it is a beautiful Saturday, so I thought it would be a great day for a ski or trail run. A few days ago, I was talking to my colleague Joe the Geographer, and he mentioned how nice the running up to Silver Lake had been recently, and I realized then that despite Read More…
Beating The Blerch on Snake Mountain
Ok, so some of you must be asking “What the heck is The Blerch?” The Blerch is a character, created by the author and cartoonist known as “The Oatmeal”, who has described The Blerch in the following words: “Marathon runners often describe a phenomenon known as “hitting the wall.” They refer to ‘the Read More…