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5 at 5 Sun Salutations on the Summer Solstice. My training cycle for Boston this year took a lot out of me. Not so much physically. Training is always hard physically. But mentally, I felt the weight of it. The constant tension of having to screw up enough energy and courage and enthusiasm to hit …
6.01 Miles, 55 degrees cool and overcast. 29 days into this project. Actually 31, if you count the warm up days. Almost done. Are you going to miss me? Had the Mexicali Blues running through my head while I was out this morning. Is there anything a man don’t stand to lose, When the devil …
5.2 miles, 55 deg, sunny. Rain came through last night. Broke the heat. Ground was still wet this morning. Beautiful morning. Took Buddy for the first loop. He was fine. Cool enough to keep the deer flies at bay. Was a bit sore in the back and hands and forearms this morning. Went out …
Saturday – 5.2 Miles – 85 and super-muggy Sunday – 8.2 Miles with the club – dry and sunny low 80’s I slept in Saturday. Did my chores in the morning. Got out around lunchtime. It was soooooo humid. I was sweating like crazy. Gave Buddy the day off. This weather would end him. The …
5.3 miles, 69 Degrees, overcast and muggy. I’ve heard that the Romans didn’t have a concept of hours and minutes like we do. They had ‘morning’ and ‘midday’ and ‘afternoon’, but not 9:00AM or 2:23PM. This meant that their days naturally flexed with the solstices and the natural rhythm of the planet. You didn’t …
