I ran behind the pack. Their red lights blinked reassuringly in the darkness as they pulled away. I’d be certain to see where they turned, even if I fell way behind. Which I did. They pulled way ahead. But when they came to a cross street, I could see them stop where our route turned […]
Tag Archives: running
Eight Miles Along the Potomac
Mon, 11 Nov 2013, 03:28 AM (-06:00)
1. Out It was 41 degrees, not cold by Washington, D.C. standards for October but cold for a Texan. So although I was wearing running shorts, I also had a jacket, an ear band and gloves to keep my fingers warm. This weekend, we were supposed to run eight. I had originally planned to run […]
Pink and Chartreuse Socks
Sun, 3 Nov 2013, 12:34 PM (-06:00)
1. Jonnie A woman walked away from gate 10. She held a leash, and a pudgy, white, puggish-bullish dog was walking trotting along happily with her. I looked over with at the woman standing next to me. She raised her eyebrows. “I didn’t know you could do that,” she said. “They were at security when […]
Outside
Sat, 12 Oct 2013, 05:21 AM (-06:00)
I need to go outside. It’s morning. It’s dark, and Mars should be rising in the east, a bright red dot above the horizon. Above Rigel. I need to go outside. It’s early morning, and although it’s muggy and warm, the ground is soft from a light drizzle last night. I need to go outside. […]
Time Trials
Tue, 8 Oct 2013, 11:53 PM (-06:00)
The marching band was practicing as we ran by. The director was running them thru their routine over and over again, sometimes just playing the music, sometimes playing while marching. On the other side of the high school, a team from Austin Fit was jogging around the track and doing core exercises on the far […]
One Fine Day
Sun, 6 Oct 2013, 07:59 PM (-06:00)
In the deep dark of early morning, thunder woke us. Rather, the dogs barking at distant thunder woke us, and then storm’s approach and the eventual rain kept us up. Rain, glorious rain! The storm passed just before dawn. The race was at 7:30, so we left an hour before, watching the front pass to […]
Entirely Sufficient
Sat, 5 Oct 2013, 09:55 AM (-06:00)
After the week’s long run which frankly was not that long. Sitting on the floor. On a pad. Sweating. Stretching. Rolling out a sore rectus femoris. Other Rogue runners all around sitting and sweating and stretching and rolling and talking. They’re all talking. I’m not. I’m in this post-run euphoric zone, happy to just sit […]
Jen and Tonics Day 1
Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 08:55 PM (-06:00)
Ten years ago we ran around the track, we ran up hills, we did sprints, and we ran long runs on the trails and up to Far West before sunrise in the summer. The coach was lousy. The workouts were fine, I suppose, and I trained harder than I ever had before (although as for […]
Bad Ass
Sat, 31 Aug 2013, 11:07 AM (-06:00)
“There you are,” she said. I opened my eyes and turned my head. Like a dream, I saw her in the distance, her hair tousled from her eight mile run, her arms swinging confidently by her side as she took long strides toward me. There was a look of exasperation on her face. “For heaven’s […]
Cap10K
Wed, 10 Apr 2013, 08:22 PM (-06:00)
1. At The Starting Line They won’t tell you how far back they stood when they stood at the starting line, although if they did, they’d also have to mention how relieved they were when they realized they were initially standing way, way too far back in a crowd that made them feel more like […]