Harold Being Harold

Month: December 2011

  • Running Carefully & Focusing – 112/27/11

    I have been doing the same run for the past 5 days and wanted a different route. Down back has been slippery and icy, but when I walked Bennie down there this morning it was almost runnable. Almost runnable means that I can do it if I go slow and really pay attention to what…

  • The Hardest Thing About Running

    The hardest thing about running for me is changing how I run. Okay Shaw – what to hell are you talking about? Change — is what I am talking about. I have been looking for better ways to run, especially ways that make me faster or ideas that hold the promise of less injuries, for at…

  • Initial Impression of Trying Chi Running – 12/26/11

    Today was a beautiful winter day. Mid 30’s no wind and bright sunshine. 30’s still is not quite shorts weather for me but pretty darn close. I have been reading “Chi Running” and have gotten through Chapter 3 since last night. I am really reading it, not just skim reading and that slows me down a…

  • Running Gifts – What did you get?

    Christmas is now a memory, but hopefully it was lots of good memories! Many of us are sleeping off food induced comas, perhaps a bit too much of the grain or vine and some are even back at work today.  However, many of us are off this week and will be gearing up our running,…

  • Didn’t Want to Run But Did – 12/25/11

    Yep it’s sideways – about how I am feeling right now, just tired and nope haven’t had a drink – yet 😉 This was my Christmas Day run and present to myself!  I had been reasonable at lunch and only had one piece of homemade pumpkin pie, piece of light homemade fruit cake and a…

  • AVR Week In Review 12/25/11

    Merry Christmas and to those of you who have next week off, I hope that you do lots of resting, recuperating and running. This last week was hectic as we ramped up to Christmas, getting trees, last-minute shopping done, wrapping presents and all the other things are associated with the Holiday season. Running This Week…

  • T’was the Night Before Christmas

    Christmas 2008 Tree T’was the night before Christmas, all the long runs were done, the Smart Wool and Wright socks were hung by the wood stove with care. Running shoes with their inserts out have been carefully put close enough to dry, but not close enough to melt or have an ember accidentally fall on…

  • Cold and Sunny – 12/24/11

    This was one of those cold days when I ran, it was 21F and the wind was a pretty steady 15 mph straight out of the North, although the sun was shining, there wasn’t any warmth in the air. I do notice that the colder and windier it gets, the slower that I go. I…

  • Snow Was Not As Bad As I Thought – 12/23/11

    View from fron steps It snowed 4-5 inches out and I figured that by the time I got out to run it was going to be miserable. Like they say something happened on the way…it got nice in a hurry. I had taken Bennie for his long walk and it was still snowing pretty hard,…

  • YakTrax The Winter Runner’s Friend

    The cause of many of those long walks – The Bennie This is a review of YakTrax, a product that I have used for several years.  In fact I have purchase at least four pair of them two for myself and 2 as gifts to other people. YakTrax are simply something has worked for me…

  • Snow Was Not As Bad As I Thought – 12/23/11

    View from fron step It snowed 4-5 inches out and I figured that by the time I got out to run it was going to be miserable. Like they say something happened on the way…it got nice in a hurry. I had taken Bennie for his long walk and it was still snowing pretty hard,…

  • Ran in the Brooks Ravennas – 12/22/11

    The day after – the mini ice storm. Last night and early this morning were a tough Bennie walks and I was really glad to have my YakTrax on and then at 10:00 A.M. we went out and still needed the them on the dirt road down back. They really, really made a difference and…