I finally sprung for a new camera, after my previous one, a Christmas gift from a dear soul, was put to rest after more than two years of serious abuse. I had missed taking pictures of runs and of excursions with my kids and other things. I don't consider myself an ace shooter or anything, but I love to try to capture moments. My new camera is a
Canon SD630 digital Elph, which I recommend (especially for runners) for its portability and large, durable viewing screen. One drawback: There is no viewfinder, which makes it difficult to see what you're shooting in the glare of the sun.
Sometimes when I'm cruising down a trail, I see scenes that are perfect, and I think, "This would make a great picture." But sometimes I don't feel like stopping to pull out my camera. It's funny, this constant internal battle: Should I stop and shoot, or should I keep running?
I usually want to take at least a few shots of runs, especially the longer, more epic ones. Nothing, of course, can compare to the beauty of the moment, and no picture can fully capture the multi-sensory experience of looking out over the Saddleback Valley from the Santiago Truck Trail on a clear day, for example, but pictures are one way for my running brethren to at least catch a glimpse into stuff they missed, and vice versa. So keep shooting, everyone.
In terms of clicking in an entirely different sense, I ran 38 this week -- some miles great, some not so great. After a fabulous but pounding run Friday (20.5 miler), Paul and I did 9 slowish but hilly miles in
Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on Sunday afternoon, just before dusk. We both felt crappy starting off but much better by the end of the run. Soreness near my left knee flared up -- caused, I believe, by charging downhill on Harding Truck Trail for more than 9 miles two days earlier (Eric K. can relate) -- not to mention my back-to-back 50-miler and marathon less than a month ago. With the
Catalina Marathon two weeks away, I am planning to be a mellow head (relatively) in the coming days.
And if you believe that...No, seriously, I will : )
I finally sprung for a new camera, after my previous one, a Christmas gift from a dear soul, was put to rest after more than two years of serious abuse. I had missed taking pictures of runs and of excursions with my kids and other things. I don't consider myself an ace shooter or anything, but I love to try to capture moments. My new camera is a Canon SD630 digital Elph, which I recommend (especially for runners) for its portability and large, durable viewing screen. One drawback: There is no viewfinder, which makes it difficult to see what you're shooting in the glare of the sun.
Sometimes when I'm cruising down a trail, I see scenes that are perfect, and I think, "This would make a great picture." But sometimes I don't feel like stopping to pull out my camera. It's funny, this constant internal battle: Should I stop and shoot, or should I keep running?
I usually want to take at least a few shots of runs, especially the longer, more epic ones. Nothing, of course, can compare to the beauty of the moment, and no picture can fully capture the multi-sensory experience of looking out over the Saddleback Valley from the Santiago Truck Trail on a clear day, for example, but pictures are one way for my running brethren to at least catch a glimpse into stuff they missed, and vice versa. So keep shooting, everyone.
In terms of clicking in an entirely different sense, I ran 38 this week -- some miles great, some not so great. After a fabulous but pounding run Friday (20.5 miler), Paul and I did 9 slowish but hilly miles in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on Sunday afternoon, just before dusk. We both felt crappy starting off but much better by the end of the run. Soreness near my left knee flared up -- caused, I believe, by charging downhill on Harding Truck Trail for more than 9 miles two days earlier (Eric K. can relate) -- not to mention my back-to-back 50-miler and marathon less than a month ago. With the Catalina Marathon two weeks away, I am planning to be a mellow head (relatively) in the coming days.
And if you believe that...No, seriously, I will : )