When I first started planning out the state park project, I calculated the total miles I would run to be somewhere near 1,300. If you add up all the miles that the MN DNR lists for each park I planned to run, the total is 1,023.5. I guessed it would take an additional 20-25% to …
It snowed! I mean it really snowed. We got 20+ inches here in Lake Elmo. Granted, most of it melted when we had temps in the 50's and thunderstorms a few days later, but 20+ is probably the most snow I have seen since Halloween, 1991, when in the Proctor/Duluth area, we got 40+ inches. …
I was hesitant at first to tell many people about my plans to run every trail in every state park. The idea is grand and how often to we actually hit the mark when we shoot high? Well, I'm happy to say we are well on our way to making this one happen. We started …
I assume they were lumber barons in the St. Croix Valley 125 years ago. I don't know their last names but the wise folks who created William O'Brien State Park sure found a clever way to combine their first names. Or, maybe there was just one guy and his name was Willie "Moe" Brian. I …
One thing I have struggled with since Kathryn died has been how to honor her and keep her memory alive while at the same time charting a new course for the family. I have felt guilty at times even thinking about doing things differently than how Kathryn did them. It could be something as simple …
When I was a kid, I had a secret weapon against onions. It was an uncanny ability to discover even the slightest presence of the pungent vegetable. No matter how finely my mom chopped, blended, or pureed them, they were no match for my ninja sense. As soon as the dish touched my tongue my …
There are hundreds of books out there on grieving, death, and loss. I've started to read a few hoping to find something valuable. I don't even know what I should be looking for, though. I don't know what I need. Tonight is a dance night for the girls. I dropped them off and the boys …
It’s been quite a while since I got out for a run and boy have I missed it! For the past few months I have not even wanted to run, chalk that up to depression or circumstances or a combo of the two. I got out for a run a couple days ago and again …
There have been many times over the past three years when no one was around and I was alone to face myself.
I had a choice. I could stop running, call it quits and head back to the chalet to warm my feet up by the fire. Relentless Forward Progress? Maybe not today.
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