Testing Vert

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 …

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).  …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …