To tempo or not to tempo, that is the question
By Marlene Farrell RunWenatchee.com Do you ever peruse old mouse-nibbled books left behind in travelers’ havens? Hostels, rental houses and the like. I pulled just such a book off a stack of old National Geographics at the cabin where my family vacationed for three-and-a-half days. We were at the edge of the Olympic National…
Metaphor for life: Joy for little runners, too
By Marlene Farrell RunWenatchee.com I have created a super-organism that is about to draw its first breath after school this Thursday, April 18. It’s 70 kids strong. They are its muscles, ready to flex and stretch and swarm over the track at Peshastin Dryden Elementary. The super-organism also has 10 or more volunteers, serving…
Ants and birds beat me by a mile
By Marlene Farrell RunWenatchee.com I love how disparate parts of my life collide when I least expect it. They throw me off guard and provide me with a lovely “Ah, hah!” Right now I’m thinking about ants and running. Ants are my recent obsession. Not from a pest-control perspective, but from that of a curious…
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Notes from the other track
By Marlene Farrell RunWenatchee.com Wintertime finds me running less to make more time for cross country skiing. Ever the competitor, I have been entering ski races for years. Of the two cross country ski disciplines — classic (also known as track or traditional) and skate — I find myself doing the latter more often because…
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