Getaway

Well, I'm back from vacation. A week at the beaches of the storied Outer Banks of North Carolina proved both relaxing and re-instilling. While I spent a lot of time sitting on the sand and swimming in the ocean, I was also hard at work putting together my highest mileage week in two years. Between …

Stepping Stones

"I held it truth, with him who sing, To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones, Of their dead selves to higher things." - Lord Alfred Tennyson (In Memoriam) 1849 As of this morning, there have been 1,659.10 reasons why this year has been one of the best years of my life in terms …

In The Groove

I set out for a recovery run amid the sounds of midges, cicadas, and the morning songbirds heralding the dawn. The sky had not yet broken over the valley. The air was calm, balmy but still and silent. Only a few cars roamed here and there throughout the western portions of Cuyahoga Falls. The only …

Return of the Run

It's been a long time (been a long time, been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time) since I last penned under the pseudo name of Renegade Runner, but I'm back. A lot has happened since my last post in July of last year. Three full seasons and the dawn of a fourth, multiple …