Tour de Salisbury another fun journey with friends

The Tour de Salisbury has become an annual summer tradition. I’ve participated in every Tour de Salisbury since it began in 2020, including the two winter tours and The Islands Tour last year. This was the last one — at least, the last summer one for sure — and it’s always a fun addition to the summer that also gets me running a few longer runs during the most difficult running season for me. … More Tour de Salisbury another fun journey with friends

The Islands Tour was a fun new twist on the Tour de Salisbury

I’ve participated in the Tour de Salisbury every year it’s been offered, but this year’s Tour had a new twist — each location was on an island! For two of the islands, you could only get there by boat. Because of the further-away and harder-to-get-to courses, we also had four months to complete The Islands Tour. … More The Islands Tour was a fun new twist on the Tour de Salisbury

July running recap: The Tour de Salisbury, and a few other things

Much of July was spent completing the Tour de Salisbury. I also made more of an effort to work on strength training. Here’s how the month went… I ran 95.08 miles. After a lower-for-me mileage month in June, including 12 days off, I took one more day off at the beginning of July and then … More July running recap: The Tour de Salisbury, and a few other things

July running: Heat and my highest-mileage month of 2021

The heat is my least favorite temperature for running (well, maybe aside from that one day at Algonquin, though I wouldn’t be able to run a sub-eight-hour 50K in the heat and humidity, either). However, I was able to make July my highest-mileage month of 2021 as I racked up miles for the virtual Race … More July running: Heat and my highest-mileage month of 2021