Kristmas Kybos

Winterhaven’s a great neighborhood; an oasis of green in the middle of the desert. It can remind anyone of home if their home is pretty much anywhere in the greater Midwest. For the last several years a formally arranged slog  through the neighborhood has been held and this year we took part along with a … Read moreKristmas Kybos

The Winner

The WinnerShaking the hand of a race winner is a rare opportunity.  Shaking the hand of a marathon winner even more rare. Having a brief conversation with a marathon winner as well as runner up is just cool! I stood against the barrier for around fifteen minutes waiting for the leaders of this past weekend’s … Read moreThe Winner

Puffy Chest–Deflated

My knee hurts today. I should blame it on the weather; amazingly we’ve had seven consecutive days of rain. That’s near an all time record for September. While the Monsoon officially ends when the dew point drops below 54 for three consecutive days (apparently an updated definition) it generally loses its active pattern by the … Read morePuffy Chest–Deflated

I Hate Mornings

Last message to John……’in, I presume it’s somewhere on our side of town….’.  That was in response to his request to meet at 5:00 tomorrow for a very small group run. That’s 5:00a.m.–on a weekday. Yup, a.m.  Our Tuesday p.m. group will take it easy after today’s officially sanctioned Labor-day-run-at-saguaro-national-park.  So he figured we’d just … Read moreI Hate Mornings