My penance for missing ECHO this morning
I had to skip my regular meetup with the ECHO Running Club this morning because of daughter-sitting duties at home. But I was thrilled to see the sunshine and excited to get out and run when I was free to leave the house.
The plan this morning was to run 6 miles at 6am, and [...]
A Super Sunday 4-miler, and another little notch
Just an hour before kickoff of what would later turn out to be one of the most satisfying Super Bowls ever, I took a stroll on Anderson Township’s 5 Mile Trail.
I don’t often do Sunday runs, but given the pleasant weather today (30 degrees, no wind) and the impending snow threat for Tuesday and Wednesday, [...]
I’m a conflicted grocery shopper
… no matter how often I think I could run their store better than they run it.
Marathon training – Day 2 – 6 miles with ECHO in the bitter cold
Saturday mornings belong to the ECHO Running Club. ECHO stands for “East Cincinnati Harriers Organization”. A harrier is either a dog bred for hunting rabbits or a cross-country runner.
ECHO meets every Saturday morning at 7am at the Parkside Christian Church at 6986 Salem Road in Anderson Township, about a mile from my house. Anyone is welcome [...]
Marathon Training – Day 1 and background
The start of the new year equals the start of a new journey in my running. I began running 11 months ago, in February 2009. Since then I’ve run two 10k’s, a handful of 5k’s, a half-marathon, and a 12-miler last month that I would have completed except for falling on my face. It’s been [...]
Tonight’s run – the regular 3+
Maddux Salem Markley – regular runFind more Runs in Cincinnati Anderson Township, Ohio
My tortured relationship with Kroger
We’re very lucky here in Anderson Township to have the world’s 2nd-biggest (so they say) Kroger grocery store. It’s very nice, very large for a grocery. Not quite as big as a regular-size (not Super) Target, and that’s just fine by me. In short, we dig the store – it meets our needs.
But I’ve always [...]
Today’s run – the Birney hill
This is the toughest 5-mile run in my rotation. Look at the elevation tab on the upper-right corner of the map. That second hill is an estimated 400-foot climb in the span of 1 mile. It’s really tough. I’ve learned to climb it by running at my own pace, and not trying [...]
I love grocery store blogs
When I blogged all about Flower Mound Texas at FlowerMoundRoad.com from 2004 to 2007, I loved to write about our local grocery stores. So I loved finding this post this morning, which I can use for my own good at my local Kroger this week: http://littlemissknowitall.net/kroger-mega-event-matchups/ .