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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Best thing about Monday? Telling everyone about your PR from the race  over the weekend!
Well, I went for a run in the rain today... And I didn't melt.  So there goes that theory.
The awkward moment when you are  lifting more than the guy next to you... Just kidding.. not awkward, straight awesome!
I'm really sick and tired of food having calories.
What do I think about when I run? Sometimes I fantasize about a world where I'm in charge, chocolate makes  you skinny, and everything is always  75% off.
Difficulty sitting on a toilet? Dread even the sight of stairs? Difficulty getting out of bed? Difficulty walking?   DIAGNOSIS: ran a marathon!
Always keep a good bottle of wine  in the fridge for "special occasions." Obviously, my run is a  "special occasion". I've  started running daily!
You know you're a runner when...  Your Sunday mornings are earlier  than your Mondays.
How do you know if someone is  a runner? You'll know because it's  all they talk about.
"Training is making me lose so much weight!!"  ...said no marathoner ever!
I may appear harmless... But inside I'm completely badass.
1 mile = 11O calories  1 Beer = 145 calories  Guess it's time to run  another marathon...
Dear boys, until you start having  periods, babies, ...and run 26.2 miles  just for fun, you're not as strong  as you think.
Win or Lose... We Booze !!
Yes, I'm guilty! I just killed  my workout.
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