Hit the New Year Running.
On the running front, 2013 was my best year ever. With my highest overall mileage accumulated throughout any year, and setting personal bests in multiple distances (5k, 10k, 13.1 miles and 26.2 miles), I will…
General Update
Close to the End…
… of 2013, anyway. As of today, 12/16/13, I am one half of my way through the Calico Racing progressive slam! I completed my second ever full marathon on 12/14/13 – the Calico Racing Hoover…
Calico Racing: Progressive Slam
Ever since hearing about the Calico Slam, my interest had been piqued. There are a few options for completing a Calico Slam event, in one of four categories: The Calico Slam The Calico 1/2 Slam…
Going in all directions
After running the disastrous event that was the Really Big Free Marathon last November, I have been going non-stop. Even after finishing 26.2 miles through Lake Mead Recreation Area, I got changed and went to…
Really Big Free Marathon / Really Big Free Half Marathon
Curious about the RBFM and RBFHM? Here are maps that I found from the organizers. The full marathon starts and ends at Boulder Beach within the Lake Mead Recreation Area. Want to see the entire…
Fear not blog, you have not been forgotten.
Ok, maybe I have forgotten to post here since the day before my first half. Just before the start, my runner friend from Vegas found me and we decided to pace each other for as…
First Half on Saturday…
The time has almost arrived. I am under two days until the start of my first half marathon. It should be a good run, despite the fact, the furthest I have ran at one time…
More things change…
The more they stay the same. My monthly mileage is going up, February was a 40 mile month, almost exactly. March may end up being a little low, that is OK though. Come April, the…
Runner community
In an effort to help the running community find a central hub to find potential teammates, events to run, training tips or product information, RunnerForums.com has been created. When trying to find additional runners for…
Run 26.2 miles in T-Minus 9 months
November 3, 2012. That is the date for the Really Big Free Marathon. I have been signed up for it since last Fall. So far in 2012, I have ran a combined… 6 miles. That…
It’s been a while
Following an 18.5 mile effort at the 2011 Ragnar Relay Las Vegas event, which was fraught with disorganization and just an overall lack of pure enjoyment, things turned from hectic to extremely crazy. With an…
Friturday Eve Eve
It has arrived, more quickly than I would have liked, and not quickly enough at the same time, FRITURDAY! In under 48 hours, our team will have started our journey to finish this year’s Ragnar…
Ragnar Relay Las Vegas – 2011
Only a couple short weeks away until I join a few thousand other crazy people to run from Friday morning, into the evening, straight on till morning and afternoon until we finish the 188 mile…
Going Non-Stop!
Since May, when I received my new position everything has been running full tilt. It seems like the moment my days were spoken for that all of the other efforts that had been put in…
Reinvigorated.
These past few weeks have been very busy with the day job, photo shoots and training for the October Ragnar Relay in Las Vegas. Over the weekend, a second weekend full of photo shoots in…