Archive for August, 2009
Art class starts today!
Tonight I’m teaching an after school class at the cultural center in downtown Greensboro (4:30 – 6). The theme is Art Cards – the image has to fit on a 3.5″x2.5″ canvas. It’s a great way to avoid getting sucked in to minutia, and seeing the overall big picture (on a little canvas). There’s still [...]
Rest, part II and Faster Faster Kill Kill
The soft tissues and stringy things in my feet are still unhappy with me for throwing so much at them so quickly, but I was able to do 10 comfortable miles in the vibram’s at the Chinqua-Penn path yesterday. Normally I’d run through this discomfort, but I’m trying to be smart and practice preemptive resting. [...]
Slow down! and sweatshops
OK, so after that last post where I’m basically bragging about how I can run as many miles as I want with no repercussions, I’m now going to eat crow. I’ve had a mildly dramatic drop in weight, and my left foot/ankle is feeling a little tweaky from stepping on a rock (twice – it [...]
Oooga Chacka Oooga Chacka
Oooga Oooga Ooooga ChackaI can’t stop this feelingDeep inside of me,Feet, you just don’t realizeWhat you do to me Here’s a question inspired by NC Runner Dude’s latest post: what if you’re near the end of what is scheduled to be an “easy” run, but you don’t want to stop? You are really enjoying yourself, [...]
Salem Lake loop
Had an appointment in Winston-Salem this morning, so I thought I’d use that as an excuse to check out the loop around Salem Lake. What a pleasant little trek! Not having been there before, and still unsure of how tender my feet were going to be after my long run Saturday, I brought the vffs [...]
