run + travel

I've been mostly silent about yesterday's Holiday Half Marathon in Point Clear, Alabama because my run, quite frankly, was awful. ...

Last summer was my first Florida summer. I've lived in hot places before ( Hello, Phoenix! ), though I'd prefer to forget about that...

Yesterday I went out for a long run, and some funny things happened in that 2.5 hours. Frozen assets: Normally I head out the door with a...

The Green Bay marathon issue stirred up a pet peeve of mine (see  yesterday's post ). This pet peeve is an affliction I refer to as ...

You may have heard that the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon closed down their race after only 2:35. The reason? High temperatures sent about 20 ...

By now, you've probably heard that the Boston Athletic Association is encouraging runners to take things easy, walk, or sit tomorrow...

You might call it Sweatmageddon. Sweatpocalypse. A Sweat Tsunami. Summer has arrived on the Gulf Coast and my evening 12-miler was a swe...

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Last night the weatherman said the magic words: Cold front! Break out the Gortex and ice skates! A cold front is...

So today, I am not going for a run. I walked 3 miles. I will stationary bike another dozen "miles." But I will not run. Quote: D...

94 degrees. 3.1 miles. A course described as both "flat and fast" and "shady." The flat part is 100 percent accurate. F...

This morning I went out for a 4 mile run with my husband. Just before the 2-mile mark, I commented "wow, we've got some speed this ...

This morning, on a particularly hot and sticky run, I reverted to an old psychological trick that I haven't had to play on myself in yea...

You've heard that old expression... __insert name here__ is so stupid he can't walk and chew gum at the same time. Well thankful...