a hard decision

August 16, 2012

I got my MRI results on Tuesday. There is no discernable stress fracture (line) so I was diagnosed with a stress reaction – simply an impending stress fracture if I keep doing what I am doing.    I was given the option to complete the PPA – but was advised to stop if I feel any [...]

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Epic Relay – Rocky Mountain 2012. A Case of the Runs

August 14, 2012

video from our team’s summer EPIC adventure! update: we won 2nd place in Epic’s video contest – woot!

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aarrgh

August 7, 2012

Someone recently played a Words with Friends word in a game with me that seems to sum up how I’m feeling at this moment: aarrgh.   It’s a sentiment I am familiar with but I didn’t realize it was an actual word! I’ve been putting off blogging for almost a month – partly because my [...]

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a fire in our town – waldo canyon fire

July 5, 2012

By now most of the nation (and much of the world) is aware of the wildfire that has impacted our little corner of the world.   It’s hard to imagine that it has been less than two weeks since I noticed just a little black smoke over the hills as I was on my way to [...]

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I am a trail runner

June 16, 2012

A friend of ours recently shared this timely and humorous article from Trail Runner Magazine: Trail Runners vs. Road Runners.  Among the comparisons, a few of our favorites included: • Road runners show up in snazzy matching outfits and Nike track suits. Trail runners have been mistaken for homeless people. • Road runners have pretty [...]

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A very long race report for Greenland 50K 2012 (but hey, it’s a really long race)

May 20, 2012

by: Mark Modisette I’m sharing my experience with my first ultra marathon (two weeks post race) and I hope that this report is useful to some of you and perhaps amusing to others.  In a way it’s amusing just the fact that I am writing a race report for a race I did not finish… [...]

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a little setback, but back on track

May 6, 2012

About three weeks ago, I injured myself.  I’m not 100% sure what happened but the series of events are as follows:  went to a pretty intense strength class involving plyometrics, an easy run on the trail and a second easy run later that evening with my run club.  I am pretty certain I landed wrong in [...]

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a recipe and a review

April 11, 2012

Real life has been so busy lately that I have fallen behind on the internets!   March was busy with turning 42 (happy birthday to me), running a pretty mediocre 5K on St Patrick’s day (followed by not so mediocre beer and pizza), a family road trip to the Pacific Northwest – Seattle and Portland and [...]

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Tart Cherry Juice

February 26, 2012

  Cheribundi Tart Cherry Juice Drink  I’ve recently discovered a product to help in post work-out and post-run recoveries: cherry juice.   I happened upon cherry juice on a Saturday at Whole Foods when a representative from Cheribundi was passing out samples.  The representative was talking to an older gentleman about the anti-inflammatory benefits of [...]

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bye bye January and a shoe review (Hoka OneOne)

January 31, 2012

My sister recently classified January as “one big ass long Monday” and I think she’s right.  It is post holiday,  it’s cold and it still gets dark pretty early (although the days are getting longer).   The gym(s) are packed with resolutionaries: resolutionary:  People who join a gym after the New Year, only to quit [...]

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