10 million for the baby

matt may be a pregnant clydesdale but ray looks pretty good

is that beer in your trough Matt?

workout outfit sponsored by my little pony....

where were colin, mary and rachel?

i ran a solid 6.5 last night down on the mall and our "regular" runners were awol.

defend yourselves or let your honor be forthwith tarnished!!

let the dogs do the running

a lot can be learned from watching dogs run. check out these speed demons!!

no shame in "big bones"

just b/c colin has downsized from a j-crew x-large to an ambercrombie/fitch medium doesn't mean we all have to be size 4s. clydesdales are beautiful animals. they are also beautiful runners.

A Conundrum

How to train as little as possible without bringing shame upon my team?

Fuck Japanese waist measurement, I am built like a pregnant Clydesdale

But that doesn't mean I can't break the four minute mile.

also

if you haven't used mapmyrun.com yet, check it out!

favorite food?

what do you guys like to eat while running? i just tried Clif Shot Bloks and am enamored.

ran 5 1/2 today after work with co-workers. my boss came. she yelled "why are we going so slow?! pick up the pace." don't run with your boss.

motivator

there's nothing like having a nice tune in my head to motivate me during a long run. sometimes i run with headphones, but since i sweat a lot, i have typically avoided doing this. nevertheless, i have this i-pod shuffle thingy which is nice and lightweight (i remember the olden days, trying to run with a big-ass walkman or a discman) so i've been rocking out more often. i'd like to put together a mix of tracks for other folks, but i need to know how long to make it. so the question is: how long are your typical training runs? also, should i add warm-up/cool-down tracks?

Ultimate Commando Experience

The boys' running skirt is also known as Ultimate Commando Experience or in the Scottish, the kilt. The high-end models come with donut storage.

Regarding your question about running pictures, Mary, well, the pictures of me from the Race for the Roses all feature extreme grimacing. I do not want to display them. How about a picture of Rowan instead?

shoes

Okay, let's talk gear. I could use advice. What are favorites?

At this point, my favorites include New Balance shoes, Balga socks and my Adidas running skirt. I highly highly recommend running skirts. I know Matt Clark loves his.

okay, so here it is:

This is the official blog of the Shagbark Hickories, the Hood to Coast team. Please check in to read and write about training, race results, lucky socks, blisters, nipplechafage, or just to heckle people. Nothing motivates like like getting dissed on a blog. So, get running!

Hood to Coast or bust

This is it, people. It's go time!