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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Balloons and volume
I ran 65 miles last week. A few of them were fast-ish. Most of them were sluggish. Still, it’s a 10 mile improvement over last week — and the slugs weren’t salted. The goal is 70 miles this week, but it’s been a bit of a wash so far. I’ve been hip deep in Trail Camp planning (The giant coffee percolators [...]
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Waiting to run
I’ve got a speed workout this morning and I’m dreading it. 11 miles with 5 x 1200m at a pace that’s not going to feel good. The nice thing about dread is that it goes well with productive procrastination. I’ve just caught up on all my work emails, and now I’m blogging…. My friend wrote and told me [...]
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Pigs, Trail Camp and The Fatigue
Ruby’s watching some Peppa Pig right now while I type. The TV guilt and the British accents are a distraction, but the third cup of coffee is helping. I ran 55 miles last week. They were mostly salted-slug type miles, but they were more than I have done since I got back from MdS. Here’s a fun article about the myth of adrenal [...]
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Kids and DNFs
Eliot took Asa to school this morning, and brought Ruby along for the ride. So it’s very quiet here right now. Just the microwave humming while it reheats my coffee and NPR talking about Trump. Once again, I’m regretting taking physics instead of typing in highschool. Gotta type fast before the chaos returns… So I’m [...]
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