Between The Miles

I had been dreaming… sliding down a sandy cliff … the sand between my toes. This was much nicer than running uphill on hard pavement for a mile. Alas, the Butte To Butte race does not have any sandy cliffs - just a grueling 1 mile beast. Butte To Butte July 4th, 2008 Eugene, OregonIf you succeed in actually propelling your body up and over the crest you can coast in a downward fashion...

Our local paper is doing a magnificent job of covering the Track and Field Olympic trials. Each day they have added a full section in the paper, including interviews, results, photos and opinions. Today, I read with dismay the article on the rigors drug screening for top finishers. What they have to endure seems a little over the top to me. For the urine sample: [Quote from the paper]...

This week Runners Lounge Take It And Run Thursday, invites people to explore: “Why you are a runner““...in 13 words or less. "There is a connection between being outside and running that keeps me sane." ~ Today's Run Quality of Run: Tedious Route: Total Miles: 6.1 Type of Workout: Slow (Unwell today) Feel Good Stretch: Calf muscle Stretch Ku: running between by rows of...

You know the feeling, stuck at an airport waiting for your flight. You usually arrival hours before your actual departure time because federal regulations generate long tedious line-ups. (Most days.) Hours of time… you could have been running. I believe, now that the terminals are so massive, there is no excuse not to have a track installed. They would be tailored for folks like us that want...

I'm really not acclimated to running with sun rays beaming directly on my body. Welcome to the first day of summer! It just sapped the energy right out of me. Luckily I had Steve’s new podrunner mix, ’paradiddle’ with that jungle beat to bring me home. Thankful notes: It wasn’t really that hot out and the breezes were delicious. To pick strawberries from my garden for breakfast....

There is a new Olympic ambassador – Track Town USA Duck – stationed at the Eugene airport to greet all the track and field athletes arriving next week. This video shows her (yes it–s a female duck) journey to the airport. I wonder if NIKE had a hand at designing those web foot runners. Quack,quack! On a sad note I hear Alicia Shay will not be running in the Olympic trials next...

I place more importance of pre-run fuel than post-run nutrition. In an article in the latest Outside – a dietician speaks out about the –Golden Hour.– That–s the 60 minute period after you workout. During that time the body ardently seeks out nutrients to replenish itself... When I return from my run: I do a standing stretch in the garden, play with the dog, take note of yard...