Hey, remember that time I convinced Jenn Shelton to be my running coach, even though I'm a midpack runner (at best) and have no clue what I'm doing? Yeah, it's pretty rad. What I forgot was that she used to stay in Austin, for a brief moment, so when I told her I would be … Continue reading Because Jenn told me to… Vol 2 The Hill of Life
Did you like that super click-baity title? Damn, I'm good. But now that you're here, I have to admit, I'm not going to Walmsley bash. I'm also not going to fall on my knees at the Walmsley alter. I'll preface this the same way I prefaced the Barkley piece: I know nothing about any of … Continue reading Western States 2017 – a story of arrogance and humility
The training log for the week included some easy runs, a long run, some strides, then, at the end, hidden in the grey-area of a cross training day, these words, "i am still lobbying for at least one of my athletes to take a Barre Class. I feel like you, as my favorite ding dong, … Continue reading Because Jenn told me to… Vol. 1 Barre Class
Just kidding; it sucks. I was hoping that singing along to Grease would make it better, but no. Humidity is way up, and my pace is way down, but I still have lots to be grateful for this summer training season. I actually am getting stronger. While the heat and humidity may be crushing my … Continue reading Summer Runnin’ – had me a blast…
In short, I don't know. But I am hella glad to have mine. To be clear, I am not an elite athlete. I do not follow a vegan diet, or a paleo diet, or a keto diet. I don't run graceful 8 minute miles, or spring hills like a gazelle. In fact, I am a … Continue reading Running Coaches; do you need them?
Day 11 - Chris's Story Comrades Day. Most of you know the importance of Comrades Marathon. It is the oldest, and largest, ultra-marathon in the world. Comrades has an energy that I can only try to describe. Every year since the start, in 1921, the race has switched directions; one year runs from Durban to Pietermaritzburg … Continue reading Unogwaja – Comrades Day
Day 9. This would be the last long day, and include several very hard climbs. Over the course of the trip, we had experienced raging heat and freezing cold. Today started with very low temperatures, but started to warm up quickly. We had a couple of long, hard climbs early on. At the top of one … Continue reading Unogwaja Day 9 & 10
Day 8 - Chris's Story We started Day 8 dragging ass. It took a while, but eventually we all made it through our morning rituals, and got ourselves loaded up to bus out to our starting point. It was extremely foggy, and still very dark. The morning was quiet, foggy, and had an air of … Continue reading Unogwaja Day 8
Taking a break from Chris's stories about Unogwaja, as he is enjoying watching the 2017 Challenge finish. They finished Day 10 and will soon be running the Comrades Marathon! I can't wait to hear the rest of Chris's tales of adventure. I know the Marathon especially was an amazing day for him. I won't include … Continue reading Summer Updates 1
"The first rule of Fight Club, is: you do not talk about Fight Club" Day 7 - Chris's Story Day 7 didn't started out in a dreary way. The external atmosphere was cold and rainy, allowing storm clouds to roll into the spirit of the group. Looking up to the sky, it looked like we'd … Continue reading Unogwaja Day 7
