I think somehow the switch was turned on. I am starting to focus on the possibilities and opportunities that are opening up to me. Balance was a giant wall last year that I could not overcome. Life just wanted to teach me some valuable lessons and I way paying attention to them. I saw some … Continue reading Testing Vert
Fitness
Dreadmill Kinda Night
This year I am going to hit many areas of improvement. Getting hurt is going to be avoided. CrossFit, Yoga & Speed Crap. I need to find the balance and structure it out. I need some miles with elevation but the thing I hate the most is speed crap. I have an old school treadmill(Dreadmill). … Continue reading Dreadmill Kinda Night
To The Top
Top the top of the mountain I go. When I will stop... well I am just starting. As I am in the pretraining stage. Soon my friend. Soon. The weather is hit or miss lately. It will snow one day then the next day its cold and windy. I had the day off from work … Continue reading To The Top
Researching Myself
I am not a writer. I haven't journaled since i was a child. I think it is time to start being more aware of the breadcrumbs in life that keep presenting themselves that are overlooked as random thoughts. In the moment I am deciding to document some of the chaotic yet creative noise in my … Continue reading Researching Myself
My First Buckle
Work and train. Work and train. Work and work. Work and work and a little training. This past year started out pretty weird. I lost my job due to a downsizing of the company which opened up training opportunities. I trained like a beast. I was doing crossfit 5 days a week and running … Continue reading My First Buckle
Chasing Unicorns
Click Here For Latest VLOG on YouTube This past season has really enlightened me. Running woke my soul up. I have been more active in the last few months and more aware of my surroundings than I have ever been in my life. I see things I wouldn't normally see because I am more aware. … Continue reading Chasing Unicorns
Storm Running
the origins: Storm Running (click on above link for episode) Episode No. 10 The weather in Pennsylvania can give you all 4 seasons in one week at times. This week was one of them. The weather warmed up and dumped a few inches of rain in a few days. I love big storms they seem … Continue reading Storm Running
40 Mile Run
Up, up and away. This was a great weekend for a training run. We got to visit one of my upcoming race courses in a 2 days training session. These are called preview runs. These preview runs are a blessing because you get to run with people and explore the course before race day. It … Continue reading 40 Mile Run
Barkley Mania
From Wikipedia, the Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held in Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg, Tennessee. Runners may elect a "fun run" of 60 miles (97 km) or the full course of 100 miles (160 km) (distances are approximate). The race is limited to a 60-hour period, and takes place in late March or … Continue reading Barkley Mania
On Top of the Mountain
Mission accomplished! I completed the 30 day challenge in 28 days. I am happy I started something like this. It was great training and I learned a lot. Mt Everest Challenge Week No. 4 Review Challenge Day Todays Miles Total Miles Miles Left 22 Day Total 20,132 20,132 8,897 Day No. 23 1,060 21,192 7,837 Day … Continue reading On Top of the Mountain