It took me 10 hours over two days to dig out of the blizzard of 1 February. Moving over two feet of snow, I needed a rest day. The following Thursday, I drove to Lake Minnewaska to take advantage of all that fresh powder. When it was still privately owned, […]
Read More →Liz Stephen and Tim Burke repeated their 2013 performances, winning Saturday’s Climb to the Castle. OK, you know about that. The weather looked sketchy: 60% chance of showers in the morning, and thunderstorms in the afternoon. I brought the [slow] rubber wheels with me, but decided to chance it running […]
Read More →Better living through chemistry, that’s what I call it. Through the magic of modern medicine, I just might have a brave new knee. How hard I’ll be able to beat on it remains to be seen. After the crushing news about a torn meniscus, Dr. Rosenberg outlined possible treatment options. […]
Read More →On the starting line of last Saturday’s Lake Placid Loppet, I didn’t have great hopes. At the time of year when I needed it most, I’d trained inconsistently. My problematic left knee hasn’t allowed me to run far or run fast. Running is as essential to my training program as roller […]
Read More →Winter came back with a vengeance for the 2013 Lake Placid Loppet. After a snow drought and warm temperatures canceled last year’s race, Saturday saw frigid temperatures and slow snow for the the hardest race in the northeast.
Read More →So the doctor sent me to get physical therapy for the sprained knee. Giving me the script, he said, “I know you like Joint Care Physical Therapy, but I want you to go to this other place. They use kinesio tape.” WTF? So I was already bummed out because my […]
Read More →Last week’s MRI was encouraging. The doctor said, “For the amount of punishment you give your body, there’s no damage to your knee.” After a missive about my left foot in July, I haven’t written much about recovering from my stress fracture. There was plenty of other stuff to cover. You […]
Read More →With the Lake Placid Loppet cancelled, the carnage that was this winter’s messed-up race season was complete. Every race I’d planned on entering was cancelled. At the last minute, I registered for the Sugarloaf Marathon. It sounds like a damn fool thing to drive 500 miles – ONE way – […]
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