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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I'm on a low carb diet.  Whenever I feel low,  I eat carbs.
Can't tell if I have to pee or  I'm just nervous for my race.
Only runners will understand..  That nervous pee you get before a race even though you've already gone to the bathroom a million times...
You know you're a runner when...  you use the words 'only', 'merely' or  'just' in the same sentence as  the words 'run', 'miles' and 'hours'.
Running friend (n): One who listens, doesn't judge and somehow makes 2 hours or running fun!
I have blisters on both feet, I might  have a stress fracture on my left foot, and my legs are so sore it hurts to walk.. But I got a shiny medal saying  I finished the race... Which is nice!
*after one hour on the treadmill* Me: "What year is it?"
I know it's Monday..  But where are we running next  weekend?
I just ran 5 miles and what  a workout...I didn't think the donut truck will ever stop
I used to be able to drink all weekend. Now, a night of drinking requires more recovery time than my last marathon!
Effort level for this morning's run: somewhere between OMG and WTF
No matter how good you feel on your run... There will always be a woman pushing a stroller that's running faster than you!!
What won't kill you,  Will get you your next P.R.
When you think you have been  running for 4 hours and you look  down and it's been 17 minutes...
Remember when you could refer to  your knees as Right and Left? Instead of Good and Bad. Ahh, good times, eh?
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