Running & Fitness at 50

Back in March or April I was running a steep downhill path, which was covered with snow, mud and ice. I slipped and fell and reached out with my right arm to brace the fall. That exact moment is when I tore my rotator cuff…  and then I did the same exact thing a few [...]

Shins were a little sore after Saturday’s run, so I took it easy.  Sunday & Monday were rest days, Tuesday was a 6m run, Wednesday rest, Thursday 6.7 m run, Friday rest. Short run on Saturday morning… then I felt like it was time stick my legs in the cold, clear water of the Gallatin [...]

What a great event! I didn’t get my goal, under 6 hours, but I almost did. Ended up finishing in 6:10 so I was pretty happy about that.  I’m almost finished with a detailed race report but here are the high points: Scenery- The views from the ridge were spectacular. We were blessed with a [...]

After helping at the Bozeman Classic 5K/10K on Saturday morning, I decided to do a trail run. I grabbed the dog & took off. Parked, started out and got about 2 miles into the trail when Blessing (the dog) treed a bear cub. I didn’t see mama bear but I didn’t have my bear spray… [...]

Mon- 6m run (mostly level) Tues- 1 hr uphill trail run Wed- 6m run (mostly level) So basically Sunday was a rest day, then Monday I ran level for 6 miles, then Tuesday up the damn hill for 45 minutes then 20 minutes down the hill. Today was another 6m level run. Not sure exactly [...]