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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Running into Marathon (TX)
I drove out to Fort Stockton, Texas with my friend Lisa this afternoon, and after a surreal visit to a Pizza Hut here in town, we’re now happily ensconced at a Hampton Inn. We’ll get up in the morning and drive about 35 miles down Highway 385 and park on the side of the road. Then we’ll get our bibs and run the remaining [...]
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Dad’s pictures and lull
I think I told you all that my dad was coming to Trail Camp to help with the photography. I’ll keep posting them in the coming weeks. The ones from the bottom of the water slide at the end of the obstacle course are just wonderful. I’m going to pace a friend at Marathon 2 Marathon this weekend in Marathon, Texas. She’s [...]
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Naming
We always start Trail Camp off with a night run — over nice rocky and uneven terrain. “Welcome! Here’s a headlamp. Let’s head out into the night.” That run and the squid hat really set the tone for the weekend. We’ve only had one casualty over the years. Well, two if you count Pam Smith almost [...]
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Listen up!
Everyone looks slightly frightened in this picture. I have no idea what I was telling them. “The rocks are this big!” “I drank this much coffee this morning.” “Time to run!!!!!” Usually I get more of this kind of a reaction: This is my good friend Jake. He helped me teach the Problem-solving Common [...]
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Business Casual and Trail Camp
What do you think, should I use this photo with all future sponsorship applications? This was me at Trail Camp for Team RWB last weekend. It has a “business woman running at the office” feel to it, doesn’t it? There’s also this one: I think I should save that one for my application for a doctoral program in sports [...]
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