Monthly Archives: August 2014

The stranger

Goofy Training Week Two Days three and four I had a fantastic day on Wednesday, but by lunchtime yesterday I was seriously annoyed. My new running shoes didn’t fit right, I couldn’t find what I wanted at Target, and my … Continue reading

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ALS Ice bucket challenge

Goofy Training Week Two Days one and two Y’all. I know it’s August in Texas and all, but it is HOT. I mean it’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot. (Biloxi Blues? Anyone?) So, 2 miles … Continue reading

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What makes a great weekend

Goofy Training Week One, days 4 &5   I had a really, really great weekend. Friday we went to Arlington and had dinner with my parents and sister and brother-in-law, and then Tony and I went out to Grapevine to … Continue reading

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Two questions

Goofy Training Week One, Day 3   Two miles on the treadmill yesterday.     So, when I finished this run at lunch, my face was as red as a fresh summer tomato. I was pouring sweat even after I … Continue reading

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Thinking about Robin Williams

Goofy Training Week one, day two      Four miles at the gym yesterday – one on the track, two on the treadmill, last one back on the track. Trying to break up the monotony of running inside. There’s nothing to … Continue reading

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On starting again

Goofy Training Week one, day one   Seems to me a few years ago, I posted a Facebook status wondering about the mental acuity of people who chose to run downtown in August at noon. And then yesterday I found … Continue reading

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