Over this summer Sheila and I ran our own race after it had been cancelled. I wrote about it here: https://emergingtrail.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/0-40-in-8-weeks-was-it-possible/ We had hired our friend Ron to put together a film of the process I wrote about above. I am so glad we have it. I was looking for photos the other day of …
Final Peaks
This past weekend we took our annual fall trip to the Adirondaks. The camp sites are usually so quiet this time of year, and we are almost always the only people in tents. We do another trip in November to Alleghany where we know we will be the only ones in tents, but this one …
Running during quarantine
On June 20th a small crew joined us to run our course for Many On The Genny. We were super nervous to see people because we had not been with anyone including family from the March lockdown until that day. You can read about that here. We had a crew of people who we trusted. …
0-40 in 8 weeks. Was it possible?
After we were forced to cancel Many On The Genny, Sheila and I had a long talk about whether or not after all the time off from running and all the surgeries if together we could safely jam in training for a tough 40 miler in 8 weeks. This is the short version. Yes, it …
To the woods for a realization
I started running again, and it's great. Doing it in the middle of a pandemic? Also great! Sheila and I set a neat little goal to train for and keep us moving right now and it means spending a lot of time running/hiking together, so that's a nice way to get away from the lockdown …
A familiar feeling
Yesterday I woke up and my legs were wrecked. Tired wrecked, not injured wrecked. I have dealt with the mornings of injury and surgery feeling for years. Yesterday though I woke up with a familiar feeling. An oddly comforting one. Post workout fatigue. On Tuesday Sheila and I had gone to Durand and my plan …
The written word
I don't write as much as I used to, but one thing remains for me, I would rather read an article than watch a video about the same story. I subscribe to the local news paper, I have a national subscription to newsweek, and I choose to get almost all of my other news in …
Together, but apart
This past weekend I covered 19 miles - I actually put in 4 on Thursday so 23 miles from Thursday through Sunday. That's huge because the most I have run in a week since coming back from all the surgeries and aches and pains has been 13 miles. So to do 19 in 3 days, …
Running gave us the skills
Running, by its nature, is not easy. Why do we run though? For some people it is social, for some people you want to lose weight, some folks are goal oriented and that keeps them focused. Others are running from things, and yet others are chasing something, we all have our reasons why. We do …
A very worried Race Director
As Covid-19 rushes across the country, and with this nation standing strong on it's refusal to really and honestly participate in social distancing, I am getting really concerned about our races coming up in June. Race For The Roc has many openings still, but we thought it best to suspend registration so it would be …
