Laura B
@laurab914
NO DMs. Slow but dedicated distance trail and pavement runner. Gardening,reading, and destination races are hobbies. I support equal rights for all.
Life is one long process of getting tired. Samuel Butler I finally finished an event today. Baby Backyard/50k. 33 miles. Typical run - pain cave, mini meltdown, great tunes at the end got me to the finish line. What a relief. And now happiness. Emotional roller-coaster indeed.
Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause. Bruce Feiler I was thinking how I had not seen a turtle this year and voila! Big snapping turtle. 🥰 Cooler today and deer fly are waning. This is the summer I love! 7+ trail miles. The hummingbird is bonus. #running #Minnesota #trailrunning
And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you're going to fall Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar Has given you the call Grace Slick Throwback to my youth. 18 rabbits today on what must be Rabbit Runway. Singletrack I haven't been on all summer. Wanted to keep going. A good sign. 5 humid miles.
We don't own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife. Steve Irwin Saw a fat toad as big as the palm of my hand & was startled by a raccoon today. Many rabbits; one was the Jabba the Hut of rabbits. 8.5 sweaty miles. Lingering concussions issues. I'll take it.
Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change. Jesse Jackson Sweaty speed fartleks today. We've been under a heat dome and heading for our 4th day in the 90s. And humidity to go with it. Early runs for me. Bonus- sunrise photos! #running #trailrunning #Minnesota
Better run through the jungle John Fogerty This song popped into my head when I explored a singletrack trail with weeds at my height at one point. Lovely Sunday morning 5 easy mile run. #running #trailrunning #minnesota
Birds are the eyes of heaven, and flies are the spies of hell. Suzy Kassem Swarmed by deer flies, mosquitos, black flies. Good thing I had sprayed & patched. Why do deer stare at you? 8 miles. #running #minnesota #trailrunning
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson Already hot this morning. Ran in the light rain, no one else was out. Can't start a day any better. I got rewarded by the sky. Enjoy the day! #running #trailrunning #minnesota
Wisdom is letting go of something every day. Zen Proverb Running allows me to let go of everything but what's around me at that point in time. Healing. I get my peace and serenity back. Beautiful trails this past weekend. #running #trailrunning #minnesota
When you quiet your mind, you can enter a world of clarity, peace and understanding. Alice Coltrane 5 mile run today after falling during my race last weekend and finding out how a concussion feels. Fogginess is lifting. Paved and non-paved today, trees down after storms. #trailrunning #running.
Heading out to somewhere Won't be back for a while. Dreamboat Annie - Heart Early run with pickups to avoid the 90s later and air quality alert. 12 rabbits, 4 lakes, and 2 swans not swimming. #running #trailrunning
Cloudy days make soft moods. Unknown Got sprinkled on and the clouds were so thick my Garmin satellite only halfway worked. Good thing Google Maps did. Still took wrong turns. 15 miles, around a lake I had not explored. Adventures.
The best run is the one where you leave the world behind and find yourself. Unknown Started my long run in the dark following a course I made in Garmin. Still took wrong turns. Good training for next month. Caught a deer in a field and a pair of coyotes crossing the trail. 16.5 miles. Good times.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch Warm evening run, trying to heat and darkness acclimate for upcoming race. The heat is doable but I am bedeviled by the dark. Maybe comfort is not an option, but less fear is attainable. I hope. #trailrunning #running
For in the true nature of things... every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. Martin Luther Longest run before taper begins. Went to Afton State Park and ran/hiked many hills on a glorious day with a runner friend. Enjoy your day! #running #trailrunning
There is no certainty; there is only adventure. Roberto Assagioli Adventured to an area I haven't visited for a couple years and made it to the Top of the World. Tried to find a new route today. There were wrong turns. Part of the adventure.
When you run, you run with the dreams of those who can’t. Unknown Weird starting a run in the afternoon. Spent the morning talking trail running with runners at a local trail race. ❤️ A good day doing all things running. Bonus - flowers seen on my run.
Like wildflowers you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would. Lorde Yay, wildflowers and trees are blooming in the woods! Sunny, cool afternoon trail run. Food for the soul.
In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir Taper runs yesterday and today. Helped out at the Elm Creek Backyard Ultra Friday. Great fun! Badass runners, for sure. Found a flooded tour but we are finally seeing green!
Life is so fragile and uncertain that every daybreak is a miracle, almost a triumph. Friedrich Nietzsche 15 mile run started in the freezing cold before daybreak. 2 days ago it was 82° and I was a sweaty mess. Whiplash. Very peaceful running by Goose Lake this morning. I heard Sandhill Cranes.
I’m not always trail running, but when I am, I’m probably questioning all my life choices. Unknown Worked the Zumbro 100 50 34 17 mile trail races Fri-Sat. My friend made it 67 miles. Overnight was below freezing. Ran 3.5 hours today & was harassed by turkeys. 70° & humid. Whatever, weather.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. Sir Edmund Hillary Mental toughness building day: Rain, snow, rain, snow. Just above freezing. The word, miserable, came to mind. Toughed out 25k on pavement with hills. Proud of myself for sticking with it. And another Christmas tree.
I get a bit gloomy when it's gloomy. Catherine Zeta-Jones Rain all day yesterday and most of today. Chilly damp gloomy gray. Got my run in but no trails. At least it's not snow - what we all say in Minnesota.
Spring: the music of open windows. Terri Guillemets Hill day! Ladder workout. Bright blue skies, cool enough temp, and no mud! Still waiting for green. Snow on the menu tomorrow through Saturday. Of course. Spring in Minnesota.
70° yesterday in the Twin Cities. A trip to St Anthony Main happened and it's kind of my thing to ALWAYS get a photo of the Stone Arch Bridge.
We had discovered an accursed country. We had found the Home of the Blizzard. Douglas Mawson Blizzard starts later today. 10-16" expected. Helped out at a St Patrick's 5k/10k this morning. Lots of green, leprechauns & cute tights. Thawed out in my car & did 7 miles near home. #running
Lonely night in the park Oh, lonely night in the park Bruce Springsteen OK it was morning. This song came on at the end of speed intervals and it fit. Peaceful in the dark. Great way to start the day. #running #trailrunning