Accurate Perception

“Today felt a little slow, even for me,” I said, as I sat down with the group at the end of this morning’s trail run. I ran the Lakefair Half Marathon in Olympia, Washington, last week when the wife and I were on vacation up in the area, and I ran it pretty hard (finished… Continue reading Accurate Perception

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Golf Course Races

I have no idea how common golf course races are elsewhere, but it seems to be a semi-popular thing to do around here. I’ve been doing one (The Glow Run, which hopefully I will write about sometime) out at the golf course at the Encanterra Country Club for several years now, and the Illuminations half… Continue reading Golf Course Races

Night Runs

Night runs are awesome, and love them. Here’s why: As a night owl by nature, night runs are just going to appeal to me more than day runs right off the bat. I do most of my training running at night. You don’t have to get up at 4 AM to make a 6:30 start.… Continue reading Night Runs

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Illuminations Half Marathon

Two weeks after running Ragnar Trail, I ran a half marathon. This one wasn’t really by design; I kind of fell into it, and I was really glad I did. One of my friends had pointed it out to me several months earlier. He signed up for it, and I agreed that it looked like… Continue reading Illuminations Half Marathon

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Giving Thanks

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, here are a couple of things I am thankful for. First and foremost, in the spirit of this blog, I want to say how profoundly grateful I am to be able to run the way I do. I am free from physical limitations that keep me from running,… Continue reading Giving Thanks

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