Hey New Mexico Runners! Color in Motion is hosting a 5k race in Albuquerque on August 3, 2013. You can participate as an individual, or a team in this hilarious get-color-plastered event. If you're looking for a reason to get some exercise and have fun with fellow runners, sign up and beat the August heat …
Tag: summer running
Sunrise at the track
It is officially summertime! One of my greatest pleasures is heading out the door in the blue-gray dawn to watch the sun rise over the Sandia Mountains to the east of Albuquerque. As I float through the cool morning air, the sky lightens and wispy clouds turning from gray to pink to gold to white. …
Ouch! My Jemez Half Marathon (mis)Adventures: a humbling return to racing
Part 1: The Race Report This past weekend, I ran the Jemez Half Marathon, a trail race held in my hometown of Los Alamos, NM. This past Saturday, a few hundred cheerful runners lined up behind a chalked-in start line to make our way through the spectacular canyons of the Jemez Mountains. A couple of …
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Dog Safety & Manners
As temperatures rise and daylight hours start to stretch out, more people are out on the trails, in the parks and on the roads exercising. With those people often come their furry friends. This past weekend on my long run in the Albuquerque Bosque, I had a recent stand off with an aggressive dog and …