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.

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On the seventh day God decided  to rest... He did an easy five.
In order to kick ass you must  first lift up your foot.
Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.
I think it is just terrible and disgusting  how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what  he achieved, winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When  I was on drugs, I couldn't even find  my bike.
GARMINBRAG: A photograph of a  GPS watch face uploaded to IG, because actually typing how far or how fast you ran would be narcissistic.
I'm just going to relax and enjoy a  quiet evening at home...  Mainly because I've spent  all my money on running  shoes and race entry fees.
During sex you burn as much  calories as running for 5 miles. Who the f**k runs 5 miles  in 30 seconds??
Just so you're aware...  Between mile  20 and 26.2 I start to use the word  "F**k" like it's a comma.
My superpower? I change from "pretty girl" to "hot, panting, smelly wad of  hair and sweat" in under 30 minutes.  Wanna see?
Just when you thought your boobs couldn't get any smaller...   RUNNING.
How many times do I have to tell you, it's not a Hill it's an Incline! Keep Pushing!
Runner thoughts. "Happy, happy,  happy, happy, happy.... Does my knee hurt? ... ... .. Nope!   Happy, happy, happy, happy, happy...."
My husband said I run like a girl,  and I said if he ran a little faster he could too.
3 Cupcakes = 534 Cal = 5 miles.  I could give up cupcakes,  but I'm not a quitter.
The best diet shake... is the shake your booty makes when  you run!
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