So, this guy goes to the doctor and says, “Doc, it hurts when I do this.”
“Don’t do that,” replies the doctor.
So, if it hurts to get out of bed . . . ?
Those few of you that have been following along know that I’m tapering.  I had been in some pain, nothing to be too [...]

You might not know this, but it snows in Santa Barbara. Well, technically it snows in Santa Barbara County, up in the hills, most winters. On Sunday morning Tony and I drove down to the beach and ran with the ocean on one side and the snowy “mountains” on the other. These “mountains” climb to [...]

If you read my blog through RSS on Bloglines or some other aggregating thingamabob you might not see my banner much.  This is probably a good thing as it is not the most exciting, but it does have a smallish Photoshopped sign that reads “Unstable Bluff.”  It’s a bit of a pun, of course.  “Bluff.”  [...]

ennui - a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction. One of my favorite words. Say it a couple of times out loud.
I mean it. Stop what you’re doing and say it out loud five or size times. Sounds like you’re speaking some exotic language.
As long as you’re at it try these as [...]

I have a niggling of pressure in my left achilles.
Who really gives a flying flip?
Anyway, the higher mileage week and the long run on Sunday may have nudged “This Old Bodytm” into the realm of potential injury.
Or I just might have a little niggle that goes away in a day or two.  I have had [...]

I’m done.  I mean done, done.
I ran a 22 miler in the leadup to Vegas and bonked for the last 2 miles.  Didn’t bonk today and actually picked it up over the last few.  Feel great about that.  Feel great about hitting 60 miles for the week.  Legs?  They no feel sooo gooood.
Part of today’s [...]

Remember the old Steve McQueen movie “The Blob?”  This slow-moving gelatinous substance creeps up on people and slowly envelopes and then devours them.  I feel like I’ve been caught by the blog.  I’m lethargic and woozie and I haven’t even started my 22 mile run.  Great.  I’ve never felt so intimidated by and hesitant about [...]

Looks like the penultimate week is in the bag. I’ve mentioned here before that I’m a SCHEDULE kinda guy. I don’t copy and paste out of anything, but I mix up the standard long run, medium long runs, speedwork salad and take time to think about mileage progression, injury prevention, work schedule, homelife, etc. In [...]

Anybody else remember Two-fer Tuesdays? Summer afternoons growing up we’d listen to a station out of Denver that would broadcast a buzzer sound every 30 minutes to remind sunbathing listeners to turn over so they wouldn’t burn. We’d did just that in our backyard or out at the reservoir “beach” and we listened [...]

OK, this is it. I’m planning a two week taper for Napa. That means:

I’ve got the next two weeks to get my work done.
The next two weeks will make or break the marathon.
No skipped runs.
I’ll be cranky and tired and sore off an on for the next two weeks. Deal with it
It’s [...]