The Last Long Run…
…before the Little Su 50k on the 13th, that is. Time to taper! I was so excited to get out and get it over with that I was up and out the door by 0500 on Saturday morning. While it’s…
Christen Booth
Distracted.
Christen Booth
Distracted.
Month January 2010
Nevermind the iPad, I’ll Wait for the Courier
After watching the drama unfold this week around Apple’s iPad, as shiny and sleek as it is, I’m still holding out to see what comes of the rumored Courier tablet from Microsoft (video above with diggnation commentary). I definitely dig…
Winter Run Log: 24 Jan, 2010
Winter, you are my nemisis. Why do you insist on being so cold when the distance is long? I was planning on posting the gps data from the last few weekends, but when I grabbed the Garmin to upload the…
(Ultra) Marathon Monks
A short documentary describes the training of Japanese monks at Mt. Hiei who run heroic distances daily. For seven years they undergo trials and tests which include running 52 miles every day for 100 days on little more than a…
Running on the Sun
Of course the moment I claim the temperatures haven’t been too bad this winter, they take a nose dive. This morning it is -42°f in town – cold. As a contrast, now seems to be a good time to share…
Winter Training Update
Training has been going well as the winter progresses. The weather has been quite mild and the temps have been dipping into the -20°f range for only a couple days at a time. Unfortunately, those couple of days seem to…