My Runner Interview

1. Why did you start running? Why not other sport?

I started running when I got to basic training of the (U.S) Marine Corps. Running was instilled upon us (Marines) as a way to keep in shape and a primary method of measuring our physical fitness. That was fourteen years ago. I still see running in [...]

Life is Like Running

During a run, you can’t concern yourself with the pace of other runners that you come across. You don’t know where they started or are going to finish.

Almost any distance is attainable – at the right pace.

Prior achievement in a particular distance or route builds confidence in your ability to do it again and [...]

Marine Corps Marathon: Some Pictures

Here are some photos I took yesterday at the Marine Corps Marathon. My digital camera has some spots on the lens (from underwater use and some use in other austere environments) but you get the picture(s) nonetheless I had originally set out to take some pictures of the marathon yesterday. When I got [...]

Athlinks - Create Your Own Running Blog Without the Hassle

 

Today I stumbled upon athlinks.com a site that somehow had a list of almost all my race results from the races I’ve entered in from the past year and a half. I don’t know how but, pretty cool. Being a little self absorbent, I immediately created a profile and claimed my races. I was even [...]

Catching Up on Running, Blogging, Fund Raising - Life

 

I've been out of the loop for the past couple of months – slacking with my blogging, running and sadly my fund raising efforts. Having run a personally awesome race July 4th, coupled with the beginning of a new romance with a great woman who just doesn't run as much, and the stress of a [...]

Race Re-cap: July 4th 5k - In memory of Felsberg

Three hours of sleep (darn social commitments:), no warm up (traded it for one hit of the snooze button, and no iPod (out of juice) would normally not lead to a good race. Yet today was something special.  I knew the race was going to finish inside the Florida International University stadium, where for the [...]

Why I Run – The Short Story

 

These athletes motivate the piss out of me. If I could have half of their determination….Let’s celebrate their efforts and accomplishments by supporting other challenged athletes to live out similar active lifestyles of unlimited potential.

 

Race Re-cap: Oleta Off Road Challenge 10k

This race was a blast and so different from all of the same old flat and sometimes bland 5k road races I’m used to running down here in South Florida.  The trails of Oleta River State Recreation Area in North Miami set the scene for an Eco or Ranger like challenge running right left and [...]

Pre-race Thoughts

It’s a little after 930 PM. I’m watching  some Ultimate Fighter and it’s the night before my off road 10k race.  Tomorrow is another big day for me. I am not a long distance runner. Yeah, I think six miles is long – for now anyway.  I’m still trying to get my 5k time down.  [...]

South Florida Running Stores – supporters of the area running community

Yesterday I finally got my runner Baptism. I bought a pair of compression sleeves for my calves. It’s the running equivalent of shaving your legs for the first time in cycling – well at least I think so. I bought a pair from Running Wild in Fort Lauderdale for $41. Not necessarily what [...]