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

Friendly reminder that one run a day keeps the bullshit away
I started my new training program  today by shopping online for shoes.  Baby steps.
You can't outrun your problems but  you can jog slightly in front of them and pretend you can't hear them because  you have your headphones on
You know you're a runner when you  can say things like "I'm just running an  easy 6 miler today" and you  really mean it
I went to a book store and saw a book titled: "How to boost your running endurance by 50% in 4 weeks"  I bought 2.
Today I'm going  to pretend I ran; but really, I went  shopping for new running shoes
I wanna become a faster runner by  tomorrow F*CK
Grateful for all the friendships that running has given me
i'm all for saving money until it comes to running
I miss hating the summer heat.
I overthink. I overtrain. I overeat.
If you're feeling slow, just know that there's someone out there who's New  Year resolution was to be able  to race at your recovery pace
Just two goats staring at each other
Soon as you speak on how good the  training is going ... shit stop going
Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they think 5K  marathons are a real thing
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