14 Apr The Three Letter Word… S-E-X
They say men think about sex every 7 seconds...
Author: Dan Carson
07 Apr Doing Something Hard…
Over the past couple of weeks, I have pushed my body to new heights. Am I an Elite athlete? Far from it. I am just a 42-year-old guy who wanted to do something hard. As I have shared in the past, I am a Half...
16 Mar The Power of Kicking & Punching
It seems like a million years ago, but really it was only 2006. My son had begun training at Impact Martial Arts of Springdale at what was then called the All-Star Arena. As long as he could communicate, he had told us that he wanted...
09 Mar Who’s That Old Man?
I had a moment this past weekend while I was working out at a Black Belt training in Fayetteville with Grand Master Scott McNeely. It was a fantastic experience with incredible instruction. But as I looked around on Saturday morning, I realized something. I was...
02 Mar Running Out of Steam…
This morning, I thought I was going to die. No. I wasn't in a car wreck or even a near miss. I just went to my cardio kickboxing class. Now, you may think, "Somebody must have gotten overly excited and kicked him." Nope. No one...
19 Jan 1,000 Mile Challenge
Before the beginning of 2015, a good friend and church member tossed an idea my way. "Would you be interested in a 1,000 mile running challenge for 2015?" Now, since taking up running, I have rarely backed down from a fitness challenge. In fact, my...
08 Dec Running for a Reason
Many of us find reasons to get out there and train. For some, it is all about health and fitness goals. Others run simply because they love it. (I think those are the truly crazy people.) I run for a combination of reasons, but this...
17 Nov She Just Keeps Running…
My Mom is a pretty special lady. Not only did she give birth to the "awesomeness" that is me (I will let you make your own judgments about that), she is a courageous woman. In March of 2010, we said goodbye to my Dad when...
08 Sep Save the World SuperHero 5K
On October 26th, Temple Baptist Church of Rogers will be hosting a 5k at the JB Hunt Park in Springdale, Arkansas to raise money for Lifeword Media Ministries. Annually, Lifeword encourages churches of the Baptist Missionary Association of America to get involved with a fundraising...
23 Jun Running with My Wife
My wife made my day a few months ago when she said that she would run the Soaring Wings Half Marathon with me. She knows that running a Half Marathon with her is one of those things that I had hoped that we would do...