Harold Being Harold

Month: May 2020

  • Pepin Test Course – RunLog May 22, 2020

    One thing about all this pandemic stuff going on is that while I do have a schedule, at times remembering what day it actually kind of slips away to something that ain’t all that important – other than it is Friday which means a shorter, but something with a faster element thrown into the run…

  • Suddenly It Is Summer – RunLog May 21, 2020

    All I can say is that I am glad that I ran before the temps got into the ’70s, it was hot enough then compared to what we have been having for temps this spring. This sudden turn to summer doesn’t give you a chance to acclimate too much, but at the same time it…

  • Skechers GoRun Razor 3 Hyper – 50 Mile Review

    The Skechers GoRun Razor 3 Hyper is a shoe that was released a year ago but has had a resurgence lately in popularity and availability. I was one of the ones that got in on the Skechers Razor 3 Hyper great deal fiasco a few weeks back. Where I ordered them for just over $42.00…

  • Recovery Run Day – RunLog May 20, 2020

    After the first real speedwork session since January, the old body was a bit sore this morning. My hamstrings felt like somebody had taken a sledgehammer to them when I first tried to get out of bed. Not exactly the way I really wanted to feel, but it also was not unexpected. I go through…

  • No Track Tuesday – RunLog May 19, 2020

    For uncounted years Tuesday has been the day when I purposely run faster and for many of those faster workouts, I have done them on some kind of track. There is just something about running on a track that calls my name and even though the workouts bring varying degrees of discomfort, in my sick,…

  • Just Run…Well It Depends

    “Just run” – that is the advice, words of wisdom, and all those other interesting suggestions that we hear in so many conversations about running. “Just run” – what in the hell does that really mean? Well…it depends. Watcha talkin about? “Just run” depends on where are you on your runner’s journey and means different…

  • Blackflies Have Hatched – RunLog May 18, 2020

    Well I didn’t get carried off by the blackflies hatching down-back, but on our long walk with Bennie this morning he wouldn’t go any further with all the blackflies threatening to carry him off into the woods to have their way with him. They threatened the same with me, but the small horde that was…

  • A Top 10 Day – RunLog May 17, 2020

    Today was one of those mythical top 10 days for running outside, partly cloudy, low ’60s, humidity in the mid 50s and a nice breeze from the WSW. It felt good to run in short/t-shirt and I even needed the hat to keep the sweat out of my eyes. Yes, I most definitely sweated this…

  • Why Another Running Blog

    Yeah, yet another running blog coming from a nobody in the running world – ain’t it great! If you look around the running world and all the great authors, writers, and bloggers that are out there why on earth do I believe that we need yet another running blog? What can my writing at Time…

  • Being Smart for A Change – RunLog May 16, 2020

    I took today off, due to a little soreness in my left shin. After doing Bennie’s long walk this morning it felt like it was getting a little worse than it was earlier. Instead of being my usual Harold being Harold and just running through whatever is going on with my shin, for a change…

  • Middle Road Plus – RunLog May 15, 2020

    Today is about as perfect as it gets for running in my opinion. Low ’50s, slight breeze, cloudy, decent humidity, with a few raindrops here or there, and this all meant shorts/t-shirt. Enough so, I was very tempted to wear the Razor 3s again today and go for a faster run. However, the plan and…

  • Re-reading Chi Running Again

    I just finished re-reading Chi Running again. This is the third time I have read it and each time I do, I come away having learned a little more about what the author is teaching in his book. The first time I read Chi Running by Danny Dreyer was back in 2011 and then again…