2011 Racing Shoes

I think I've found the racing shoes I'm going to use for 2011. They are beautiful, and very, very light!

Snow Way!

If you refer to my previous post, you'll see that I do indeed loath treadmills. Yes I have one, and yes I have been doing my running on it for the past few weeks. This week though, I've maned up! I opened the front door and entered a world of arctic bliss! I ran a three miler in about six inches of snow. I was able to finish, but boy are my legs sore. Because of the depth of the snow, I had to do high knees for a good portion of the run. Phew! It was tough, but I'm sure glad I did it.

Praise the Lord and run on!

The Great Outdoors

Just a quick comment. I LOATH running inside on treadmills! I've been running again for two weeks now, and each and every run has been on my treadmill. Uck! It's soooo boring. I just might try to get outside tomorrow for a run. We'll have to see how much snow we end up getting. Here's hoping.

Praise the Lord & run on!

There's No I In Team

Boy am I excited! There is a new race coming this May that sounds AMAZING! It's called Hair & Hounds XC Race. It's a cross country race that will take place at the Plex, and not only is there an individual competition, but there is a team competition as well. In the next few weeks, I'm going to start to gather a co-ed XC team! It'll be awesome to have a racing team! More info to follow in the coming weeks.

Praise the Lord & run on!

A New Leaf

I have finally started running again...ok so I've only ran one day so far. It's a start! I ran a couple slow miles on the treadmill last night. It was much tougher than I anticipated, but it felt good to run again though!

In my time off since injury some key changes have occurred. I had a gait analysis and found out I have been running in the wrong type of shoes for the past few years (Stability). I now have the brooks Ghost 3 (pictured above),a cushioning shoe, which I ran in last night. They felt great! I have also been doing Power 90 with my wife Tera, and my friend Dawn. Power 90 has really been building my full body strength. With these changes I am in hopes that I will be able to stay relatively injury free in 2011!

As far as goals for 2011? I'm not sure as of yet. I know I'd like to run a fair amount of races, and hit some personal bests. I guess my grandest dream would be able to steer away from injury and get my mileage to the point where I can run a marathon in the fall! That would be AMAZING!

Praise the Lord & run on!

The heat is on!

Today's workout: 6 miles @ 8:32 

August 15th, 2010. This date marks my 1st running of the Hottest Half, held in Dallas, Texas. (FYI, I am actually running the Hottest 10K portion of the race, not the half.) I registered a couple of weeks ago, and ever since things have gone downhill. After registering I was diagnosed with severe allergies, and exercise induced asthma. So, am I registered...yes. Am I ready...heck no! Today was my first run in almost a month, I can hardly breathe, and this 10K is one of the hottest in the country. Dallas has an average temperature of 97 degrees in August! You know what though? I don't care! I'm doing this, whether my body likes it or not! As a famous inspirational speaker once said, "Git R Done!"

August 15th, 2010...pray for me!

Praise the Lord and run on!

Runners on Parade 5K Goals

This Saturday I'll be running the Runners on Parade 5K. It follows the parade route for the Three Rivers Festival. I ran this race last year and it was amazing! It's the largest 5K in Fort Wayne, and because you run it right before the parade starts, you have thousands of people lining the street cheering you on!

This year I'm running it with my nephew, Garrett! He's nine, and this is only his second race, but I'm thrilled to have him with me!

So, here are my race goals.

Overall time: 20:05
Race Pace: 6:27
Overall Place: Top 145
Age Group: Top 10