My training log for the week of November 24th started with a good walk and ended with one of my best runs of the year. When all of your training comes together, it feels so rewarding and vindicating. Monday, November 24th, 2025 I love the mountain when the weather is […]
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My training log for the week of November 17th starts with one of the best adventures ever on the Sandia Crest. My older daughter turned 21, and we planned to take the Sandia Peak Tramway to the Crest, hike, and then have lunch at the Ten 3 Restaurant at 10,378′. […]
My training log for the second full week of November is off to a better start with the Runna app creating my workouts now. Runna syncs to Strava, Apple Health, and Cronometer so I am tracking my training like an elite! Monday November 10th, 2025 Beautiful fall foliage looking toward […]
My training log for the week of November 3rd, 2025 started out slow, literally. It was an uncharacteristically off week, and I ended up only doing four runs. With the mid-week hike with my daughter Grace, though, I did make it to 20 miles, but just barely. Monday November 3rd, […]
My training log for the week of October 20th, 2025 started much better than last week as I acted on the blood test results and got vitamin D. Unlike last week, I was able to do runs during the week that didn’t require walking or result in falling asleep at […]
My training log for the week of October 13th, 2025 shows a precipitous decline in workout quality and duration, and is cause to take action. On Tuesday, October 21st, I went to Academy Dental Care, and on Friday, October 24th, I went to my new primary, Dr. Kerry Song, and […]
My training log for the week of October 13th, 2025 doesn’t start the week with a run, but rather a new program from Tony Horton – The Power of 4. I got some blood test results back, and I am low on sodium and my potassium. I don’t know what […]
My Training Log for the week of October 6th, 2025 started with another Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta mass ascension. Hopefully the balloonists will have a good week of flying and the spectators with have a good week of watching! Monday October 6th, 2025 Hundreds of balloons went up again this […]
Training Log for the week of September 29th, 2025 got off to a slow start but hopefully it will build as the week goes on. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta officially starts on Saturday with the Albuquerque Aloft (Breakfast with Balloons) event at elementary schools on Friday Monday September 29th, […]
My training log for the week of September 22nd, 2025 started with a Get Strong with Kelsey Heenan strength workout. At the end of the day, I did a 43:00 walk to loosen up from my weekend runs. September 22nd, 2025 It’s easy to get caught up in summer weather […]
My training log for the week of September 15th 2025 starts with a walk because I was so sore from wearing the Novablast 5s yesterday. It is designed so differently from what I have been wearing that I had sore muscles because of the 8mm drop that I simply am […]
My training log for the week of September 1st 2025 begins on the anniversary of the day that I started running on September 1st, 1966. To start the week and to celebrate, I did a run up to and then up some of the Pino Trail. Monday September 1st, 2025 […]
I started running 59 years ago today at the first Somerville High School (NJ) cross country practice and I have been running ever since. These are my teammates and most of us met on this day 59 years ago at the Raritan Valley Country Club.
My training log for the week of August 25th, 2025 started with some long slow distance with the emphasis on slow. I was tired from Saturday and Sunday, and experiencing some delayed onset muscle soreness. I did start the week with an HRV of “10”, telling me that my heart […]
My training log for the week of August 18th starts with what I am calling an active recovery run just to get the endorphins! I ran from home and through a local park, and this photo shows natural vegetation that gets “sky water” (a nod to Native American cultures) and […]
My training log for the week of August 11th, 2025 started with a pretty good run. After such a slow run yesterday, I wasn’t expecting much. But like last week, I used the run to do fartlek and get in a 45:00+ run. Monday August 11th, 2025 Sometimes singletrack takes […]
My training log for the week of August 4th started with a run that was hot but thankfully included the sprinklers at a nearby park. I just couldn’t resist running through them on the way out on my out and back run because I knew that they were soon turning […]
My Training Log – Week of July 28th, 2025 starts with no DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) since I only did a rest day walk on Saturday. It was a pleasant change from how Monday runs usually feel! Monday July 28th, 2025 I started doing something new this morning, hoping […]
My training log for the week of July 21st, 2025 got off to a good start for a Monday morning with a close to sunrise run heading east toward the Sandia Mountains. Monday, July 21st, 2025 I did an out and back, mostly on the suburban singletrack that I run […]
My Training Log for the Week of July 14th, 2025 starts with a post about a new dirt and road loop that turned out to be challenging and beautiful. It brought back great memories of running on Thursday mornings with a group of local ultrarunners. We met at Steve Mahieu’s […]
The history of the Hardrock 100 began well before the first running of the race in 1992. It started with the need of the people of Silverton as the mining boom faded in the late 20th century. The race began this morning at 6:00 am just as it has almost […]
My training log for the Week of July 7th 2025 begins a new phase of my training after I have completely eliminated gluten from my diet. It is has been easy because I have fueled my running like every runner (vegan runner) and that meant bread, pasta, and for me, […]
After yesterday’s hike with my daughter on the Piedra Lisa Trail in Albuquerque, I knew that my legs would be sore. I also knew that the day would heat up quickly, so I got out the door before sunrise. Monday June 30th, 2025 Before sunrise run to start the week. […]
With monsoon moisture in the forecast, I knew that this could be an off week for mileage. My daughter also left for camp this morning at 9:00, so I decided to just do a rest day walk. That idea didn’t last and I ended up running! Monday June 23rd, 2025 […]
A week of heat with way above normal temperatures has settled over Albuquerque. Getting out before sunrise is a necessity and I hadn’t gone far before I realized that we were also going to be dealing with wildfire smoke today. Monday June 16th, 2025 I was determined to get out […]
My training log for the week of June 9th, 2025, began at my house which most of the time it does, and headed east toward the Sandia Mountains. When you realize that there is no shade, you understand why this little spot on the trail is so inviting! Monday June […]
My training log for the week of June 2nd, 2025 begins with an out and back east from my house toward the Sandia Mountains. I have started my runs this way, probably thousands upon thousands of times over the past 29 years. Monday June 2nd, 2025 The end of the […]
My training log for the week of May 26th, 2025, began with Memorial Day miles through Mission Field. No delayed onset muscle soreness from Saturday’s run and I am sure that yesterday’s stretch and ab workout helped. Loop up Harper and through Mission Field (the chain in front of the […]
Monday May 19th, 2025 For whatever reason, I had no DOMS to start this run, and my pace was significantly faster than it has been for a while. When I head east from my house, the view of the mountain is beautiful, but I also run on dirt along or […]
The Midland Run 15K was on May 19th, 1985. Less than two days before, I had had a bad car accident and had been pretty shaken up. I had picked up my 6-year-old daughter, Tara, and was driving home when a vehicle ahead of me made a left-hand turn out […]