Author Archives: lucindasrunningblog

About lucindasrunningblog

Lucinda is an artist and teacher whose work focused on landscape and place. Bliss currently serves as Dean of Graduate Studies at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Desert X: A Twist on “Monumental”

Posted on June 12, 2021 by lucindasrunningblog

I timed my annual trip to Arizona to visit my mom (writer Alison H. Deming), to intersect with Desert X 2021, the third iteration of a biennial exhibition in California’s Coachella Valley (this year curated by César García-Alvarez and Neville Wakefield). … Continue reading →

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You’re Killin’ It!

Posted on December 6, 2020 by lucindasrunningblog

In September, as I was getting my head around imminent surgery and radiation, I decided to schedule a mountain retreat so I’d have something on the calendar to look forward to. I reserved a little cabin near Franconia Notch in … Continue reading →

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Reading the Body: a Virtual Boston Marathon

Posted on November 16, 2020 by lucindasrunningblog

Qualifying for the Boston Marathon hadn’t been on my radar when I ran my first 26.2 in the Baystate Marathon. My goal had been to see if I could complete a full marathon in an intentional and controlled way. In … Continue reading →

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Falling in Love with Running, Again

Posted on March 21, 2020 by lucindasrunningblog

Last Sunday, I would have been racing the New Bedford Half Marathon as part of my Boston Marathon training. My aim was to go out at my marathon goal pace and then pick it up for the second half, basically … Continue reading →

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Mountain Stories

Posted on January 2, 2019 by lucindasrunningblog

Wanting to mark the first day of 2019 outdoors, with only a few hours to spare, I drove to Mount Kearsarge, a local mountain I’d never climbed. The auto road on Kearsarge is closed for the winter, making for an … Continue reading →

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26.2

Posted on November 12, 2018 by lucindasrunningblog

Three weeks ago, I ran the Ashworth Awards Baystate Marathon, my first 26.2! I started running 8 years ago, and it’s become a big enough part of my life that people constantly ask, “Have you run a marathon?” Until the … Continue reading →

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No Faking It

Posted on June 14, 2018 by lucindasrunningblog

For four years I’ve been running with the Maine Road Hags, an all-women’s team that competes at the Cabot Trail Relay on Cape Breton Island every May. The 17 legs of the staged relay race take place over 2 days, after months … Continue reading →

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Art from the Edge of the World

Posted on November 19, 2017 by lucindasrunningblog

The Art + Environment conference at the Nevada Museum of Art takes place every 3  years. I attended for the first time in 2014 and felt like I was entering a living conversation–one that I would draw from in my art … Continue reading →

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Sweat and Blood Experience

Posted on August 19, 2017 by lucindasrunningblog

Several months ago, I participated in a storytelling festival at NHIA where the fablous NHPR Host and Producer, Virginia Prescott, was MC. We hit it off instantly. I was feeling a bit vulnerable that night, having struggled to write a … Continue reading →

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X Marks the Spot

Posted on July 26, 2017 by lucindasrunningblog

On July 12th, I completed an interactive “garden intervention” at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. The intervention was the culmination of work I’d been doing in Ogunquit for a few months. Preparation involved researching the town’s history, on-the-ground exploring, … Continue reading →

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