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 [...]
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 [...]
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 I [...]
In May I wanted to do something cheap (in this case, free), yet meaningful for my birthday. Minus those seven months in LA where I body guarded Webster (inside joke), May also marked ten years in South Florida. What better way than to check off an item from my Miami bucket list. I decided [...]
Without the motivation of a paid race to make, I actually got up out of my own volition to run at an hour I would haven normally preferred to have been sleeping. I made sure I was hydrated before I went to sleep. That seemed to help negate the fact that I had less [...]
I’ve finally started my running blog. I’ve been meaning to do this for a couple of months now. A smart guy recently told me that the most important thing about starting a blog is simply creating the content. I’ll spend some time working on a less cheesy theme and jazzing up the site soon.
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