Dragon and I finished up a long training block yesterday with a run back and forth across the Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains -- earning a 1000 mile badge from Run the Year 2017 and racking up a classic 8-week progression. Never before have I cherished an upward trending graph so much. 🙂 … Continue reading progression
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Goals vs. Expectations
I had planned a long run for yesterday, January 1, to start off the New Year -- and the Climate Run 500-mile Challenge -- on strong footing. Of the 14 or so miles I had planned, I finished just over 6, mostly because despite how stunningly beautiful the alpine scenery along New Hampshire's Franconia Ridge, … Continue reading Goals vs. Expectations
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