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

Santa baby, just slip a Garmin under  the tree for me; been an awful good  girl, Santa baby, a pair of running shoes too, light blue; Santa  baby, I want a PR... and  really that's not a lot...  So hurry down the  chimney tonight!
Four stages of a man's life: 1. you believe in Santa 2. you don't believe in Santa 3. you are Santa 4. you look like Santa
Dear treadmill, I hate you.. but I need you. Relationships are complicated.
My eating habits range from a fitness model running enthusiast to hungry unsupervised child in a candy store.
When we're young, we sneak out of our houses to go to parties. When we're old, we sneak out of the parties to go  home.
Running helps me maintain my "never killed anyone" streak.
1% of the population will run a marathon in their lifetime; it's their obligation to talk about it so the  remaining 99% will know what they  are missing.
I hate when I say I wanna lose weight  and people say "you could quit drinking". Like... ok, I could  quit eating too but let's be  realistic about this.
You know you're a runner when... you see 5k and automatically think  3.1 miles, not $5000
Nutritional labels should include a "What if I ate the whole damn thing" section.
1. DENIAL  2. ANGER  3. BARGAINING  4. DEPRESSION  5. ACCEPTANCE  My stages of getting  ready for treadmill.
Joggers bounce up and down at  red lights. Runners just stand there, looking pissed.
I just don't want  to look back and think "I could've eaten that."
Woke up in running clothes. I really  admire drunk me and her ambitions.
Nutritionist: You should eat 1400  calories a day. Me: Ok, and how many at night?
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