This blog is about the triumphs and tribulations in training. Anyone have any red medicine. Or a fairy? They say all things come in threes. I just hope that this means I will be free and clear of any training deterrence for the rest of the season. Ready to rock! All better. Surely now I was ready to rock. Are you kidding me? Alright.

With the sounds of high fructose corn syrup.

As I try to get the most I can from this body. On December 19, 2014 by afuntanilla. This was a huge help in getting my body and mind prepared. I got in some long days and long back-to-back days. What could have been better.

We blame our time though we are to blame. No fault has time but only us. We scold the time for all the shame. Had it a tongue, it would scold us. Arabic Poem, translated by Mohammed Jehan Khan. What do you know about Iraq? Running in the Arctic Weather.

Poor Decisions Make for Better Stories Grumble, Grumble, Grumble. Even my two foot surgeries in 2016 did not keep me from racing after a 6 week recovery period. I believed I was invincible; I may have slowed down quite a bit but I was a fast healer and felt I could push on through almost anything as long as I gritted my teeth and kept moving. I persisted for another 20 hours and racked up 53 miles. The logistics for this ra.

Beyond Froswick, Steph running onto High Street. Steph negotiating one of the few snow patches. Looking across to the snowier Helvellyn range from High Street. Firm snow made the going easy on High Street. The summit trig point of High Street. Seren in launch mode on High Street. Clear, cold conditions and amazing light above Kentmere. Fell running in the Lake District. No messing on the Pottage. All photos courtesy of Matt Fuller.

So Long to a Streak. Remember the number 114, my friends, because that is how long my latest Calgary Roadrunners XC Grand Prix race streak has been. For over 11 years I have not missed a single race in the series! For all of those years I was fortunate enough to have Saturdays off, but tomorrow I will miss the Okotoks race. For those racing tomorrow, give a big woohoo! On the descents for me.

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I may have run my first parkrun in 2011 but I have come late to the delights of parkrun tourism, and parkrun generally. Must be getting old, or hooked. At the run briefing, just before they explained the course, they mentioned they were missing a tail runner and was anyone willing.