September 2009
5 posts
A Trip to Washington DC.... To Run →
My daughter Payton had an awesome opportunity this weekend to take a trip to Washington DC and Richmond Virginia to run in the U.S. Army X-Country Festival at Maymont, one the premier running…
My First 20 Mile Run →
This past Sunday was my first 20 mile run. It went very good, in fact better than I expected. It is not that I expected to Bonk or have too much difficulty, but I did expect to feel like walking…
Cross Country Meets X 2 →
The past couple of weeks have been great for my daughter Payton. She has had two Cross Country Meets, both of them in which she did beyond excellent.
Last Saturday, September 12th was the…
A Week Of Firsts →
This past week has been a week of firsts for me. The week started with my first 16 mile run. As the week progressed the week turned out to be one of my best weeks ever.
The first of the week was…
Hurts So Good! →
Yesterday’s 16 mile long run was the first one that did it to me in a while, but my legs are sore today. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining, it is that “good sore” that we long to feel when…
August 2009
5 posts
16 Mile Long Run..... Check! →
This morning was my first 16 mile run. The morning was not hot, but the humidity was still quite high. I forgot to check the weather before leaving so I don’t know the exact figures.
I woke up at…
Payton's First XC Meet, and My Next 16 Miles →
Today was Payton’s first cross country meet. Up until this point she has only run the school time trials and has done quite well if I do say so myself. (see here and here)
Today’s…
Cross Country Time Trials - Payton did Awesome!... →
If you are not already aware, my daughter Payton has just started her high school career and her Cross Country Career as well. You can read how her first races went by reading about her first 5k…
The Long Run - Marathon Training →
My Marathon Training for the Chickamauga has officially started. I started a couple weeks late due to being out of town on vacation. I wasn’t really concerned about starting a little late because…
Almost "Run" Over →
This morning I was out for a 5 mile run. I had left a little late so it was around 6 am when I was finishing up my last mile. It was still pretty dark as I was running down a hill back towards the…
July 2009
4 posts
A trip, and a fall..... but my own shoe laces? →
After a week of driving a lot of miles and spending time with family I was able to get back out for a more normal run this morning. I did run a couple times while with the family but not nearly what…
Peachtree Road Race 2009 - 48:32 →
This past Saturday. July 4th was the 40th annual Peachtree Road Race. It didn’t disappoint me like it did last year when I had to walk it. One of the things about running with a…
Peachtree Road Race - Tomorrow →
I don’t know a lot of the history, but I do know that 40 years ago it was run for the first time by 110 runners, one of them being the one man that has run every race for the past 40…
Cross Country Time Trials - Payton did Awesome! →
As you are already aware if you have been reading here lately, my 13 year old daughter, Payton who is going to be a freshman this upcoming year is going to be running Cross Country. As you can…
June 2009
11 posts
New On The Run @BlakeCraig →
I wanted to give a quick shout out to Blake Craig. He has just started running again and needs lots of encouragement. He is doing great, but I know how great it is to have accountability and others…
100 Push Ups and 200 Situps aka @100pushups →
Yes, I have officially joined the club and have started the 100 Push Ups plan. I am a glutton for punishment and have also started the 200 Situps just one week later.
It was just over…
My Fastest Mile →
I hit the road this morning and decided I would do a long interval and see how fast I could sustain for 1 mile. I did a warm up mile and then turned it on for the second mile. I wanted to see how…
Running 100,000 miles →
I was going through my reader when I came by a post on Scott Dunlap’s A Trail Runner’s Blog about Raven Craft - link to post
I had read about Raven a year or two ago and how he ran 8 miles…
Camping, the beach, and family running →
It has been a busy week this past week. I have been running a lot, but also been keeping busy with life in general.
This past week I missed my run on Friday morning and didn’t get a long run in on…
S.W.A.T. Trot 2009 - The Race Report →
It was a day that I won’t soon forget. This race meant so much to me in so many ways. It was a mental battle of being able to come back and conquer the race that just last year conquered me with a
Ankle - please straighten up! →
This week started off to be a week that I was looking forward to. This Saturday was going to be the return of the race that last year put me out of running commission for 8 months. You can see my
Marathon Season Training Tips →
…..from Coach Chris Carmichael Chris Carmichael is the founder, CEO and president of Carmichael Training Systems, a team of coaches for endurance athletes and personal coach to seven-time…
30+ Miles - First time ever →
This past week marks the first 30 mile week I have ever put in (30.2 to be exact). The closest I came before was a 28 mile week back in April of 2008, just following my first half…
Extremely good run with my daughter.... and new... →
I just got back from an extremely good run…. with my daughter.
I am not sure where to start. My daughter has been running off and on for a while, but finally got serious just about a month ago as…
It's National Running Day →
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May 2009
8 posts
It's Official - I have registered for my FIRST... →
It has been a long time coming with multiple injuries to sideline me, but it is now finally official - I have chosen, and registered for my first marathon!
The Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon…
S.W.A.T. Trot - Take 2 →
It is coming up on the one year anniversary of the S.W.A.T. Trot. This was the race last year that I was tripped in and fell and broke my collar bone. You can read the whole story here, and…
A New Personal Best →
Today sets a new personal best for me. It is not a PR, but it is really close. It was not a race, but I ran it almost like a race. Today’s run was one of the best I have ever had and came…
Need..... New..... Shoes..... →
I am way beyond needing new shoes. I am going to save myself the ridicule by not telling you all how many miles I have on my current shoes but let’s suffice it to say that I am way beyond the…
Probably shouldn't have done that →
Tuesday my running buddy and I set out to run 3 miles. We decided that we would run the first easy and then kick it in for the next two miles. We wanted to try to stay between 8:00 - 8:30 for the…
Training for Cross Country →
I am not the one training for Cross Country, but someone I care a lot about is….. and it really makes me happy and proud. Payton, my soon to be high-schooler, daughter has decided she wants to run…
A bum ankle →
Friday I went out for a run and my ankle gave out on me just 1/2 mile in. I have not run since and my ankle has been hurting. Not sure what caused this, but it has happened before about 18 months…
Saratoga 5k Fun Run - The Race →
The third annual Saratoga 5k Fun Run is now a memory…. a good one.
I didn’t think for a moment that it would be anything but a good memory, but as I have proven in the past, you…
April 2009
9 posts
My first 5k race take three →
It is that time of year again, time for the third annual Saratoga 5k Fun Run. If you are a somewhat recent newcomer to my blog you are not aware of what this race means to me.
The Saratoga 5k…
A long run.... cut short →
I am not sure what went wrong with today’s long run. I ended up bailing for the most part on my run after about 4.5 miles. I had no energy left and I felt like I might overheat. Since I was running…
Runner's World and Running Times Subscription... →
Expires May 4th!! Barnes and Noble has one year magazine subscriptions to Runner’s World and Running Times for for $7 and $5 respectively. They also have other one year magazine subscriptions from…
Nikesport Dri-FIT Tee - $8 Shipped →
Today only!! Nike has some Shirt and Nikesport Tee on sale. Open a new account and get free shipping on your first order. Use promo code “TRAINHARD” (Exp 4/22) to get 20% off. NikeSportsTee…
Time to leave diet soda.... again →
This has been a few rough months for me. I have had a lot of trouble getting back to where I need to be with eating and it is showing. I have been able to get back to running pretty good as seen…
Night run and wisdom tooth →
I just got back from a very nice night 4 mile run - one of the very few that I have done. I have done some evening runs, but not many this late. I started at about 8:50 pm. The shadows are a bit…
First (kinda) 10 miler →
I consider this 10 miler my first (kinda) because I put in up to 14 miles last year before I fell and broke my collar bone. Sure I had put 10 milers in before running my half marathon, but after…
I Rock!! →
I am very happy with this run - I set out to run a tempo run, pretty much trying to run it as fast as I could without killing all my energy in the first mile. My goal was to run progressively faster…
Rain, rain, and more rain →
The weather.com website said 61 and light rain. I had been fooled by this before. I waited for my running partner but I knew that he may not show so I didn’t wait long. 5:25 I was out the door…
March 2009
6 posts
Volunteering - ING Georgia Marathon →
I did something new and different today, I volunteered at a Marathon, the ING Georgia Marathon. I have not yet run my first marathon, but was hoping this would be my first. Because of…
Running the Sahara - The Review →
From the point they stepped into the water at the beginning till when they reached the Red Sea in Egypt, what an amazing journey.
Running the Sahara is an inspirational movie…
Running the Sahara - Upcoming Screenings →
What if I asked you what is the furthest you have ever run? Based on the readership I am sure I would get many answers varying from nothing, a mile or two, all the way up to 100+ mile distances by…
Running with my boy →
Today has been a really awesome day. I have been able to spend the entire weekend with just my little boy. My wife is at the beach and my two daughters are at our church for the weekend at a…
Up and down days →
Some days are up, and some days are down.
If you have been reading my blog for any time you know that I previously lost over 90 lbs. You also will remember when I was injured back in June of…
Saturday's Good Run - Building Back the Distance →
This past Saturday was another good run in the road to recovery. I had pretty much given in to the fact that I wouldn’t be going out for any substantial run. The weatherman had told us that it was…
February 2009
19 posts
Why runners usually make great employees →
I shared this with a lot of you via Twitter the other day, but I felt it was good enough to post something here for those of you that do not do the Twitter thing. Oliver Blanchard shared this…
Good things to eat →
I am always on the lookout for new things to try and new things to eat. Over the past two years along my journey I have done a lot of searching and have tried a lot of new things. I still have some…