We spent much of this week searching out trailheads and routes along the Climate Run route through Þhingvellir National Park and farther south to the Atlantic coast. Over the past few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that the Kjölur Road across which I had originally planned to run remains too snowy for a successful trans-Iceland … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #2: Range finding
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Dispatches from Iceland #1: We are an expression of forces
We've finally arrived in Iceland and settled into an Airbnb apartment in Seltjarnarnes, a few minutes from the city center. It already seems as though we've been gone from Vermont for many weeks, although it's only been just nine days of travel, training, work, and food (!) in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. A tour of Scandinavia … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #1: We are an expression of forces
Names and Places
With only 75 days to go before my trans-Icelandic run, I found myself in Boston this past weekend—revisiting routes that I'd walked, run, biked and driven hundreds of times over the years. I grew up less than a mile from the route of the Boston Marathon through the City of Newton—a stretch of about four … Continue reading Names and Places
counting down & ramping up
I was fortunate to be able to spend the first part of this week in relatively snow-free and above-freezing temps in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. I found miles & miles of great trails along the beach, through cedar swamps and pine forests, along the Susquehanna River, and on the Appalachian Trail near the Delaware Water … Continue reading counting down & ramping up
2015: A year of intention
We look with uncertainty beyond the old choices for clear-cut answers to a softer, more permeable aliveness Anne Hillman 2014 ended with some wild swings of the weather pendulum--each one carrying with it its own seasonality, memories, and sense of place. Late autumn brought an early winter, with temps … Continue reading 2015: A year of intention
the art of running in the rain
My dog Dragon and I sat nestled by the woodstove on the couch one late fall evening on the week before the solstice, listening to a fresh access of wind that caught against the house a moment. I had put off (I would say we, but that would make Dragon equally culpable in my procrastination...) the day's run, … Continue reading the art of running in the rain
why run?
I am not a pro runner. I've never made my living as an athlete. I've never entered a race as an elite runner. I have been running for many years and racing for at least the last twenty. Apart from that, my wife and long-time adventure-life-partner, Jen, and I have climbed, skied, biked, and hiked all over the … Continue reading why run?
Supporter Spotlight: Newton Running!
I'm very happy to have the support of Newton Running as I train for the Kjölur Run. Their BOCO AT has quickly become a favorite go-to shoe for the trails. The shoe's weather-resistant design is especially great for this time of year! I've had a few snowy and muddy runs in them so far, and they've worked great--both with and … Continue reading Supporter Spotlight: Newton Running!
Supporter Spotlight: Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts
I'm so excited to announce that Kjölur Run and Athletes for Climate Resilience is now supported by two fantastic Burlington, Vermont area purveyors of locally-produced yumminess -- Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts! Brio roasts some of the tastiest beans that owners Magda and Nate Van Dusen can find. I learned more about coffee in … Continue reading Supporter Spotlight: Brio Coffeeworks and Squirrel Stash Nuts
on vulnerability
Dragon and I went over to Smuggler's Notch this weekend to run a couple of laps over the closed Notch Road between Cambridge and Stowe. Somewhere during the second lap over the top, as we ran from the windswept southern side into the deeper snow on the north slope, I could feel spindrift seethe and swirl into a … Continue reading on vulnerability
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