Continuing garden adventures. Also, ouch.
Saturday, my former coworker Suzanne came over to raid my garden; she needed hosta and irises and I can’t remember what else, to redo the garden in her new place. I have too many hosta and flag iris,...
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This is what you buy if you like to run with your cellphone and keys but think you are too cool for a fanny pack. Like me. The mesh front is thin enough that I can work my iPhone through it, though....
View ArticleA good run
Trail run around Highland Park Today I went on the first trail run of the season. I love running trails; I find it a lot easier to fall into the rhythm and the moment of running on trails. Trails...
View ArticleShining Moments in Running Genius
I love trail running, but I have to disrecommend this kind of nonsense: Oh sure, it looks innocent, until you check out that elevation profile Why yes, that is a 275 foot drop in elevation in the first...
View ArticlePre-Pittsburgh Marathon 5K
So this past weekend I ran the pre-marathon 5K with Connie. Connie & I before the 5K began. (Picture courtesy Connie of Umple Corner.) I’ve run that distance before with some regularity, but this...
View ArticleFrom the trail
I went for a trail run today near my in-laws’ home. I love the woods here, to a completely unreasonable extent. A sunny patch on the "Southern Woodlands"/"Old Road to Oak Bluffs"/"Way to Farm Neck"...
View ArticleRuckus + Zoo + Wedding
Ruckus. At the end of July, I ran in the Ruckus Pittsburgh, which is a 4 mile obstacle race. My friend Heather put together a team; I joined late and had to run in an earlier wave than everyone else,...
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