by mike@junction311.com | Sep 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Well, this post will be a bit short and sweet. I haven’t run, until last night, in over two weeks. Three easy miles. A decent run, but could definitely tell I have not run in awhile! I am happy there was no pain, though the hip was stiff today. Just gotta do my...
by mike@junction311.com | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sometimes the journey gets longer. Sometimes your hope and belief is tested. That is where I find myself at the moment. A week ago Saturday, I had a pretty good 14 mile run. Slow, but not much pain and generally felt like I could go a few miles longer. And the awesome...
by mike@junction311.com | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Don’t Stop Believing. You have to keep the faith. I almost stopped believing. Had a good 10 miler 10 days ago. Then a good run a couple of days later. Got a little too confident and decided to run a little faster at last Tuesday’s Gibb’s Hundred run....
by mike@junction311.com | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Brutal. Just brutal. That is the only thing I can say about the wether the past 2 months. Running in this nasty heat and humidity is tough. Staying hydrated is an absolute must! But it does wear on you. The running just isn’t as much fun to me as in cooler...
by mike@junction311.com | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Setback. The dreaded “I-word”, injury, has visited me. Things were going so well. I had a really great treadmill run on Saturday, July 23, then woke up with a sore hip Sunday morning. At first I thought it was typical soreness, but come next run, the nagging pain was...
by mike@junction311.com | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Was in that twilight zone between sleeping and waking when I heard NPR’s Morning Edition in my ear. It was 5:15am and my first thought was “shit, I am supposed to get up and run 5 miles”. It had been a restless night of sleep. I was in a foul mood...
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