The Cold, Dark Run
The Cold, Dark Run

Running in the sun with your friends by your side, a slight breeze at your back, surrounded by beauty, and feeling unstoppable are moments we welcome—sweet and pleasurable. Surely, we’ve all experienced such breathtaking occasions. But there are other periods in a runner’s training as well.

This time of year in the Intermountain West it’s more common for a runner to be out there alone in the cold and dark. Shorter daylight hours, long work days, and below freezing temperatures limit options to run in more hospitable conditions.

If a runner wants to achieve their goals, they must go out alone into the cold and dark, make friends with their solitude, and embrace the quiet sound of their own labored breathing.

Like the winter season in a runner’s training regimen, we all go through times of isolation, with limited options. As runners, we too must push through the dark and cold if we are to realize the beauty and fullness of being that only comes through consistent and steady effort.

Ultimately, the key may be in embracing struggle as it comes and welcoming the embryo of strength such exertions create. After all, it is out there on our cold, dark runs that we discover ourselves and make running in the sun even more brilliant.

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

New Featured eBibs

We added practicing our pose for the camera to our training plan because we want to get it just right since those pictures are more expensive  than the race!
Today's forecast shows a 0% chance  of cooking or cleaning, with a good chance of a long run and a nap.
Some people will watch a movie to unwind. And some of us just go for  a 2 hour run instead.
RUNNER:  One who has six pairs of  "retired" running shoes in  her closet in addition to the ones currently  in use.
Do you ever get really motivated to do something and you get really excited  about it and then when you get home you're like nah.. I'll just go for a run!
Friends who sweat together  stay together!
I ran 3 miles this morning... So if  I did the math right, that entitles me  to 3 pounds of chocolate and a bottle  of wine.
The more you WORKOUT, the weaker  HIS knees get.
RUNNING... Because dieting is not  an option!
The miracle isn't that I finished.  The miracle is that I had the courage  to start.
Running friend (n): One who listens, doesn't judge and  somehow makes two hours of  running fun!
My feet may not be pretty...  But I have killer legs!
I wish weight was like virginity.  Once you lost it you could never  get it back!
According to my calorie intake, I need  to be on the treadmill for two years.
You think I'm crazy because I run??  Trust me, you'd see crazy if I din't run!
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