Inspiration
“….But this morning I wanted something new. You know, inspiration….” The universe is speaking. Just had one of those Peloton workouts that wring sweat out of every pore, bringing forth the aromas of everything I’ve put in my body the last forty-eight hours. The kind of sweat that makes you glad you’re alone because the […]
Big Runner
“We all need personal challenges to shake things up.” A journalist recently asked me if I was still a big runner. By this, he meant do I still run fifty miles a week. I do not. But I am still a big runner, in that I am no longer the sleek supple leopard I was […]
Grande Finale
A cross country season is like writing a book, six months of intensity followed by a loss of equilibrium as the process comes to an end.
November
We all need a happy place – an escape, if you will. Mine is coaching cross country.
Coach Caregiver
This morning she even told me to stop talking about not coaching.
The New “C” Word
I once called competition the new “C” word because it scares people so much.
Christmas In Autumn
I like track but I love cross country.
Restless Soul
“I don’t know the concierge. Not his age nor music preference. But I told him he had my complete permission to open the envelope and use the ticket.” The first run is always hardest in Mammoth. I arrived Saturday morning after dropping Calene at the airport. She’s headed east with her sister Cate to see […]
Royal
The “Slow AF Run Club” calls out to me as I struggle to figure out where running fits into my life right now.
A Way In
Cross country practice doesn’t start for three weeks. This seems like an ideal time to commit some senseless act of mischief.
