I had the great pleasure of facilitating an intensive class called Movement and Mindfulness at Sterling College over the past two weeks. As part of the course, the students and I participated in on and off campus meditation sessions, moving conversation, Feldenkrais, Tai Chi, rock climbing, rowing, walking, event mapping, Japanese forest bathing, walking meditation, running, yoga, yoga … Continue reading Movement & Mindfulness
Category: running
Perception
An early season run up the steep woody slopes of nearby Smuggler's Notch on Monday was a perfect solitary sojourn to balance the weekend's racing with our team in southern New England sunshine. Both were glorious. And each reminded me of why I run -- to set aside the quotidian and revel in the rhythm of … Continue reading Perception
What’s Next…?
Den längsta resan är resan inåt. -Dag Hammarskjöld I talked about Climate Run: Iceland this morning with about thirty middle school students at the Albany Community School here in Vermont. Among the questions they asked during and after my slideshow was "what was your favorite part?" I … Continue reading What’s Next…?
Top Ten!
Five days into the New Year (and barely a week into "winter" here in the Northeastern U.S.) and I'm starting to adjust to a new training routine that balances running and skiing (and gym workouts) with all the other parts of family & work life. For example, I couldn't get out to start my long … Continue reading Top Ten!
The Long Way
It has been something of a tradition for me over the past several years that, on a day in late summer, I've run up the 3 mile approach up the slopes of New Hampshire's Mount Washington to the base of the Pinnacle in Huntington Ravine, climbed the 500 ft route (rated 5.5), and run back down … Continue reading The Long Way
Resilience and Rebound II: Heima
I went running yesterday…for the first time in a month. After being back in the States for two weeks now, I’ve made 6 separate visits to doctors, specialists, and my PT to try to figure out what was actually happening with my lower legs. The good news has been (1) no stress fracture and (2) … Continue reading Resilience and Rebound II: Heima
Resilience and Rebound
Today, I was finally able to walk around Reykjavik without too much discomfort. I started having twinges of pain in my from right ankle at the 48-50 mile mark of the first day of my run across Iceland--somewhere north of Þingvellir on Uxahryggjavegur. I hoped, of course, that it would subside by morning, but the ankle still hurt. … Continue reading Resilience and Rebound
Dispatches for Iceland #6: Wesfjords Reflections & Recovery
It has been one week since I completed my run across Iceland to bring attention to climate resilience, and I've spent much of that time recovering, replenishing calories with seafood, lamb, and skyr, and taking some tentative and recuperative steps on the trails, snowfields, and beaches around Isafjordur and Flateyri here in the Westfjords. The Climate Run was easily the … Continue reading Dispatches for Iceland #6: Wesfjords Reflections & Recovery
Dispatches from Iceland #5: Þverfellshorn
Orion and I drove by the trailhead for Þverfellshorn late last week, and since it is one of the most accessible peaks in Iceland (only 15 km from Reykjavik), and offers a vertical gain of 780 meters in only about 5k, of course I had to go back this morning and run up. Here´s a bit … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #5: Þverfellshorn
Dispatches from Iceland #4: Planning and mapping
With only a week before the run, I spent much of this cold and rainy morning in a café across the square from the glass portal into the 871 Settlement Museum's subterranean exhibit. Over a coffee and croissant, I counted miles, identified road crossings, and talked with family members and friends due to arrive in … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #4: Planning and mapping
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