Archive for March, 2006

Fourteen Months

My Little Cub,
Yesterday afternoon, at the end of a long and cranky day, we arrived home from some quick errands and you burried your head in my shoulder on the way in the house. Clearly uncomfortable while knawing agressively on your hand, the pain and desparation in your eyes made my heart ache. […]

Another Sixteen Miles

Despite having forgotten to apply Body Glide in rather important areas, I managed a strong run through twelve miles. I felt great! Unfortuantely, at mile twelve the chafing began and I hobbled back in an attempt not to make things worse. Hard lesson learned.
Though I had intended on going for a 26-mile […]

Walk This Way

Though Dillon has been on his feet for several months now, not until two weeks ago did he take more than a few steps. It was as if, one day he said to himself “I’m ready.” and started walking. The first day, he’d manage to walk several feet, but had not yet figured […]

Sixteen Miles

I didn’t die, and that’s enough. Actually, I felt really strong most of the way. I clipped along through mile eight, chatting with a couple of guys along the trail. Between miles eight and twelve, although I was pushing through, my feet began to feel the gravel path that we were running […]

Tomorrow: REST

Some call me masochistic. I prefer to consider myself determined and a moderately insane. In the last four days, I’ve logged eight workouts, three on Monday, one each Tuesday and Wednesday and three today. Crazy, I know…but I feel wonderful.

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