On the Appalachian Trail at the NC/TN state line Rocco the Newfoundland Max, champagne mink Tonkinese Sofie, platinum point Tonkinese

TATUR night run

June 29th, 2008

Yesterday at 10:30pm I took part in my first official TATUR event, an informal night run organized by several of the “regulars”. The plan was to meet at the QuickTrip at 94th and Riverside and head east on the Creek Turnpike Trail about 7 miles before turning back. Though the temperature was kind of cool all day, the humidity was still lingering from the morning rains.

TATUR night run on June 28, 2008TATUR night run on June 28, 2008 ~ Photo: Ken Childress

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Training dumpster

June 14th, 2008

My recent training has been really bad and I’m in danger of not being prepared for Lake Tahoe next month. I’ve been meaning to get out on the trail as much as possible, but work has gotten in the way quite a bit. This week was a real challenge with long days followed by work-related dinners in the evening, which really left no time for running.

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