Sometimes running sucks. But it doesn’t suck as much as when you CAN’T run. Such is the paradox of the runner. LOOK WHOSE IT BAND IS BEHAVING NOW AND THEREFORE CAN RUN AGAIN!!! Sunday | rest I had considered trying out a run this day, but the weather was pretty icky; I took it as a sign from the...
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You know that Runner’s World app thing where you can punch in the temperature, time of day, weather conditions, etc., and it’ll tell you what to wear? Well, I can’t use it. No matter what I do, it always seems to assume I want to feel the chill. 55 degrees out? Try shorts and a tech tee! 30 degrees? Eh,...
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Hey, remember that time I told you how to have the best shower of your life? Well, I lied. The actual way to have the best shower ever is to run the 2017 Rock ‘n Roll Marathon DC, then turn your shower on as hot as it can go and stay there for the rest of your life. You’re welcome....
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Hey, remember when told you I had signed up for the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon because, having survived the frigid temperatures of the WDW Marathon, I was willing to take my chances on the weather? Well. Look, just… I don’t know. Send me warm thoughts and all the blankets you own, okay? Potential to die of hypothermia aside, my...
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Well, it happened. As far as the temperature is concerned, it’s winter. I HATE winter. The onset of real cold of course means that it’s hard enough to convince myself to take a quick outdoor walk; a full run outside is out of the question. I’d like to try to keep my days active, though, and there’s the WDW...
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Guys. Guys guys. I ran a race in an amusement park and it wasn’t runDisney. Last Sunday, the ever-popular, ever-magnificent Elizabeth and I got up at 4:30am and drove down to Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, VA. The hour-and-a-half-sans-traffic trip went smoothly, and we arrived in plenty of time to pick up our packets and prep for our runs....
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JENN: I know you’re crunched for time – TELL ME ABOUT YOUR RUNNING. MOON: WHAT RUNNING? JENN: THE SWISHY BIT WITH THE LEGS AND THE HUSTLE. MOON: A LUXURY AT THE MOMENT. ._. That doesn’t exist. JENN: Awww. Got your eyes on the future prize, I hope? MOON: I don’t know what that means… JENN: That you shall run again, and it will be glorious! MOON: Yeah, eventuallyyyyy....
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JENN: Happy new year! How’s it going so far? MOON: It’s okay. How’s yours? JENN: I’ve got a bit of the post-holiday blues – oh to be young and have a week off work again! – but it’s good. My Achilles is FINALLY starting to feel better! I’ve even gone for a couple runs since my break, and they were pretty good....
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JENN: Happy Thanksgiving Eve! So how’s life post fall? Are you recovering nicely? MOON: Mm-hm, but I’m still unable to run. But, stairs! And cello. I can play cello and do stairs for a bit. JENN: All good things! I am officially injured now too. 🙁 Although I couldn’t tell you WHY. MOON: Lol, phantom ailment! JENN: My first run after I got back from...
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JENN: How was your week? Did you run at all? MOON: Ja! I had two pretty good runs and yesterday I experienced a slow, excruciating run. JENN: Oh, those are always good times. Outside or on the treadmill? MOON: Ha, treadmill. The weather still plays with us. JENN: So it does. I demand 60 degrees morning minimum or nice outdoor dice. MOON: If the weather...
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