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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For this runner, Summer is not the highlight of my year. It is hot and busy. Training runs have to be done early or late because of temperature and schedule demands. It is definitely not my favorite time of year. Do I just lower my...
Have you ever done something and then realized, "Maybe that wasn't a good idea...
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to complete a run that I never thought I would. I ran from the Bentonville Square to the Fayetteville Square. Last year, Rush Running threw together an "unofficial" marathon for those crazy enough to complete it. A number...
The High, Holy Grail of marathons is being run today in Boston. I have always wanted to run in Boston, but after last year's bombing I became sure that was the direction that I want to go. Now, I understand that I could raise money and be...
Last year, I trained months and months for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon. I invested time and money into preparing myself and making sure that I was in Memphis for the race. Unfortunately, with less than 24 hours to go, the race was cancelled due...