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Posts from the “winter” Category

Hearts & Rain

Posted on February 17, 2026

More rain, a few hearts in a bowl and winter weather on the way . . . I bike commute daily, rain or shine. I won’t bike in snow or ice, however. It was a cold pouring rainy day yesterday here which reminded me of the phrase, “there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” Truth. One of the ends of my running routes where Eugene abuts Springfield (and yes it is *that* one from The Simpsons). The Willamette River is in the background. Growing up my stepmom always had some kind of candy out in a bowl that related to the most current holiday. It’s a tradition I’ve tried to incorporate that I’m sure my dentist would appreciate. 🙂

Past times

Posted on January 25, 2026

It has been awhile since I have posted, so I’m going to try to put a few things up over the next few days. Here goes: Cleven (on the right) had a retirement party so we snapped this one of myself, Cleven and Tom. I met Tom through Cleven as Cleven got me connected to my one running group known as the “Noon Group.” The group used to run at noon, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The group still meets up on Saturdays now as most of the fine folks are retired. They lead the way and I look ahead with curiosity. Good luck to Cleven! After Christmas we went up to Seattle and took my brother to IKEA to get a new chair.…

Solstice

Posted on December 23, 2024

One of my two running groups, the UO Noon Runners, has been doing a “Solstice Run” for years, and this Saturday was the event. We all meet at a predetermined time and run to the top of Mt. Pisgah to ring in the solstice, preferably at the exact moment of the Solstice. This year was slightly different because the main trail to the top of Pisgah was closed due to construction. So we met at a place called “Swing Hill,” where a swing allows one to see the expanse of the Willamette Valley. I ran early with John and Tim. We did a loop from the east parking lot to the summit and then met the group at the north lot for the run/hike…

Mid-February

Posted on February 12, 2024

It’s been a while . . . . January came and went and now here we are. I am in the middle of a solid training block for the Gorge Waterfalls 50k in mid-April and that feels good. Two months to go and I am slowly extending miles and getting in some hills. Hill work for trail running means trail walking, or “power hiking,” or just plain old, “hiking.” The secret sauce of trail running is that you go long by going slow. At least that is my secret sauce. Speaking of which – there’s sheet-pan salmon to behold as well. Totally tasty and very easy to put together. Cheers – The sunrise from the top of Mt. Baldy near my house. It takes…