I’m starting to think about MdS as a restful vacation with a bit running thrown in. I’m not underestimating the desert...
Liza Howard
Liza Howard is a long-time is a longtime ultrarunner who lives in San Antonio, Texas. She teaches for NOLS Wilderness Medicine, coaches, directs the non-profit Band of Runners, and drives her kids around in a minivan.
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Camo tights, black socks and beautiful tan lines
I took this picture during the Leadville 100 when we were stopped for 45 minutes on the road out to Winfield. I was in the passenger seat and my belly prevented me really leaning out the driver’s side window to get a better shot. That young man is wearing camouflage running tights — with his bright yellow shoes. And his trucker’s [...]
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Back to School and Blogging and Bad Backs
I love my boy, but he is not the most photogenic fellow. Here’s the best picture I got for his first day of first grade this morning. Doesn’t he look a bit like this emoticon? I’m not a big fan of emoticons, but I find that particular one pretty useful from day to day. It might be something for my headstone when I [...]
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Beginnings of Leadville Reflections and Dog School
There’s been a lot of chatter about Leadville and it’s hugeness this year, and I’ve been too busy running around like a headless chicken since we got back to San Antonio to comment, but Rod Bien’s recent blog post about sums up what I’ve been feeling. Take a read. http://rodbien.blogspot.com/2013/08/leadville-loses-its-soul.html [...]
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Hello from Raton!
Asa and I are headed home from Leadville today. We made it to Raton, New Mexico last night with only one car sickness “I’m going to vomit!” scare. I’m hoping today’s 10 hours are as kind. We’re almost out of books on CD, and my belly and the length of my legs make for a hard fit behind the wheel these [...]
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New Balance Team Pregnancy Blog Part 7: Training, Challenges, and Unsolicited Advice,
1. How far along are you and baby’s size? Brandy: This week marks the 26th week of the journey and baby is the size of an eggplant! This means I have less than 100 days left of being pregnant…who’s counting though?! I had my glucose screening the other week at my 24 week appointment and thankfully don’t have gestational diabetes [...]
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