Deb Runs

The W&OD Trail, a Longtime Friend I stopped during Saturday’s ride to chat with volunteers of the Friends of the W&OD Trail who had a tent set up celebrating the trail’s 50th anniversary. I�...

https://debruns.com/2024/04/28/weekly-rundown-april-21-27-friends-of-the-wod-trail/

  ~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes…   It’s time again to join in on the fun and clear my conscience of recent runnin...

https://debruns.com/2024/04/25/spring-2024-runfessions-stealing-hot-chocolate-leaving-my-phone-behind-and-new-shoes/

Spring Time in Virginia I’d hoped the wind would settle down over the course of the week (but it didn’t) as the temperature rose bringing us mostly delightful, albeit breezy, spring weather. ...

https://debruns.com/2024/04/21/weekly-rundown-april-14-20-animals-cheering-on-my-workouts/

Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details…   Sunday Cycling: 50 m...

https://debruns.com/2024/04/14/weekly-rundown-april-7-13-a-solar-eclipse-spring-flowers-and-more-wind/

Dressing for Cold and Windy Days I don’t know about you, but I’m so over the wind (and rain), and ready for warmer weather. These cold windy days remind me of the first few weeks of high scho...

https://debruns.com/2024/04/07/weekly-rundown-march-31-april-6-wind-and-more-wind/

Rough Draft to a Training Plan My husband and I have been researching various websites and YouTube channels of cycling experts while working on a training plan for our upcoming bike races and tou...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/31/weekly-rundown-march-24-30-pounding-out-a-plan/

Virginia Capital Trail AKA Cap to Cap Trail The Virginia Capital Trail, also known as the Cap to Cap Trail (C2C Trail), runs from Jamestown, Virginia’s first capital to Richmond, Virginia’s c...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/26/virginia-capital-trail-richmond-to-jamestown-two-day-tour/

Spring Break with the Fam We spent six days in Richmond, VA for spring break. It worked as a good meeting point for our growing family and provided plenty of activities for all ages. Pablo lived ...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/24/weekly-rundown-march-10-16-and-march-17-23-a-spring-break-rundown-twofer/

In My Happy Place Gardening was the theme of the week, or at least in my spare time and when it wasn’t raining. This time of year keeps me busy with spring cleanup before my lawn guy comes to s...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/10/weekly-rundown-march-3-9-outdoor-therapy/

Training for a Bike Race As I mentioned in my last post, my husband and I registered for several spring, summer, and fall bike races and events. I’ve never raced on a bike, but it’s been a go...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/03/weekly-rundown-february-25-march-2-when-a-marathon-coach-sets-up-a-training-plan-for-a-bike-race/

  It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about...

https://debruns.com/2024/03/01/catching-up-over-coffee-registering-for-races-books-for-planning-and-pablos-big-promotion/

One Neighbor’s Trash is Another Neighbor’s Treasure If plogging is the Swedish slang word coined by Erik Ahlström for picking up trash while jogging, I wonder what picking up trash while wal...

https://debruns.com/2024/02/25/weekly-rundown-february-18-24-plogging-for-selfish-reasons/

The Perfect Snowstorm I love snow and in the future if I could order up the perfect snowstorm, I’d request either Tuesday’s or Saturday’s and be quite happy. Both gave us beautiful snow cov...

https://debruns.com/2024/02/18/weekly-rundown-february-11-17-riding-out-two-minor-snowstorms/

Physical Therapy After mentioning last week that by Sunday my stiff and spasmy back (thoracic region – half way up on the left side and not the typical lower back pain) felt pretty much back to...

https://debruns.com/2024/02/11/weekly-rundown-february-4-10-getting-to-the-root-of-the-problem/

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back I woke up last Sunday with a really stiff and sore back (half way up on the left side – not the typical lower back pain) that I can only attribute to the perfec...

https://debruns.com/2024/02/04/weekly-rundown-january-28-february-3-the-case-of-over-stretching/

Torso Stretches I notice when I’m riding my bike that I’m really tight whenever I turn to look over my shoulder. Even though I’ve got a Varia rear radar detector (affiliate link) which noti...

https://debruns.com/2024/01/28/weekly-rundown-january-21-27-working-on-torso-mobility/

  ~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes…   It’s time again to join in on the fun and clear my conscience of recent runnin...

https://debruns.com/2024/01/26/2024-winter-runfessions-lipstick-litterer-and-podcast-listener/

Florida Coast to Coast Bike Tour The following is a detailed Florida coast to coast bike tour broken down into the six days it took our group to complete the ride.   Touring Florida from the Atl...

https://debruns.com/2024/01/23/2024-290-mile-florida-coast-to-coast-bike-tour-recap/

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links   Tour Teasers I’m keeping it to only one picture and a brief summary for each day of our fabulous Florida coast-to-coast tour because I plan to ...

https://debruns.com/2024/01/21/weekly-rundown-january-7-13-and-january-14-20-a-rundown-twofer-including-cycling-in-florida-and-cautiously-running-in-virginia/

New Year’s Day: to Run or Ride Torn between a New Year’s Day race or bike ride, and sad that I’d missed the previous year’s New Day New Year 5K, I texted my friends to see who was running...

https://debruns.com/2024/01/09/2024-new-day-new-year-5k-race-recap/