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Reflections and Recollections
Every morning when I open up facebook I eagerly look to discover what tidbits from my past facebook will pull up. If you are unfamiliar with it, facebook offers a feature that will sift through your posts from years past and show you what you were posting about on that day two, three or more […]
3000 Feet Before Sunrise… In Photos
A couple of weeks ago on Memorial day weekend, I travelled to Gatlinburg Tennessee to run some trails with a few facebook friends. The crazy idea involved running/hiking Mount Le Conte to view the sunrise above 6500 feet and then continuing our run down the mountain via some other trails, completing about 17-18 miles for […]
Operation Endurance Race Recap
Last week I ran my second ultra marathon, the Bear Blaster 50k (details here) which technically entailed running 34 miles instead of 32 miles. That race was added at the last-minute as I was supporting my friend who was running his first. My goal race for this month though occurred this weekend the Operation Endurance […]
Reflections of A Chilly February
February proved cold and bitter, providing great new seasonal challenges to my running regimen. A few of my training runs felt almost spring like, but winter dominated in the form of frequent bitter cold and snowy dispatch. Of course I did not let weather hinder my focus and resolve to improve my long distance capabities […]
Sunset Run In Pictures
Last week I had my highest mileage total ever, running 62 miles for the week. My current running plan requires three weeks of high mileage workouts followed by a recovery week with reduced mileage. After several weeks of steadily progressing mileage I finally came to a recovery week. Instead of midweek twelve and fourteen mile […]
Working the Plan
I know I have not directly stated my 2015 goals yet, I had a few things I was trying to clear up in my schedule before committing them to my blog. Initially I had planned to cash in a free race entry for a race out in Portland, but recent job instability has led me […]
2014 By the Numbers
In my last two posts I summerized my 2014 athletics season. I deliberately omitted numbers and charts til this post as I wanted one post to just focus on what I achieved numbers wise. One of the biggest trends of this year resulted in my focus transitioning from triathlon performance to ultra running distances. At […]
Ultramarathoner!!!!
On Saturday November the 15th I finished my first race longer than a half marathon, the Tortoise and the Hare 50K. My time of 11:38:53 was one of the slowest of the days, but I overcame everything my body and the course threw at me and completed my first 50k race. In a few days […]
Reflections of Being a Tortoise in a World of Hares
I am sure you have read or heard the story of the Tortoise and the Hare at some point in you life. In quick summary its a story about a race between a tortoise and a Hare where the tortoise wins the race because the Hare continuously goofs off while the tortoise plods along at […]
New Milestone… 1000 Miles of Running In a Year
Just a little less than two years ago I ran my first 5k, the Monster Dash 5k, in downtown Atlanta. Prior to this first 5k I was a complete couch potato heavily invested in a sedentary, slothful lifestyle. I was overweight (as high as 365 at one point) and so out of shape, walking to […]
Chatter Gets Fit 