2024.05.23 - The run is heating up!
Loving the warm days, diggin’ the heat! I know, I know, there are plenty of you that dread the hot humid runs. Yes, you can’t do much about dressing for heat, nude or close to it at best, and yes, heat comes with some danger and mileage may have to be limited … But dang, as far as the tendons, ligaments and muscles, the kinks smooth out and my range of motion seems unlimited. Not much time needed to loosen up, OK, a bit more time to cool down. I’m fortunate, I usually run near a lake and a post run plunge always adds to the joy.
Run smart, keep to the shade, hydrate, keep those electrolytes in balance, and enjoy the sultry, sweaty, flow, dig it!
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner who loves the sights, smells and feel of the air on my sweaty skin on the all too few warm days.
2024.05.08 - Short, but powerful runs
When it comes to sneaking (getting) in a short run, especially in stressful times in life, a little goes a long way. A few minutes of peaceful escape can clear our heads and give us the energy needed to push forward. When it seems impossible to find 20 minutes, and we load ourselves with guilt for even thinking of escaping, this thought pattern should be a trigger for us to find that evacuation door and head out. An emergency run can give us all we need to take on the true emergencies of life. This needed run is anything but selfish. Without it, you may have little to give, and with it, you can give it the all you’ve gained.
Duck and run, now,
Randy Step, an admitted obsessed runner, who as you know, writes this stuff to me, hoping to strike a chord.