The 2014 Bentonville Half Marathon was another great race put on by the city of Bentonville. It was my 2nd time to run this one, but I approached it entirely different this time. Last year, I pushed myself and attained a new PR of 1:56:30....
Over the past several years of working out, I have avoided the "other" side of the gym. You know, that side where the guys might be grunting and my manhood feels threatened because of how little weight I can lift. However, with the encouragement of...
On April 5th, I will be running my 7th official Half Marathon. Even as I look at that sentence, I can barely believe it. Who would have thought that I would have ever run a Half Marathon? Now, I've run 6 Half Marathons and 3...
Currently, I am leading our church through The Daniel Plan, a faith based wellness program produced by Rick Warren. We have two groups that include a total of 5 teenagers and 10 adults. That is pretty good considering the size of our little church. I...
I love this time of year. It has finally gotten above freezing again and it is a perfect time to get back out there running. Between Saturday and Sunday, I covered 10 miles. The first six were with my brother and sister-in-law around Lake Fayetteville....
Saturday marked my first DNS as a runner. I was scheduled to run the Mississippi River Marathon, but made a last minute decision to not risk the drive. Central Arkansas was covered with ice and snow and I couldn't risk getting stuck somewhere down south....
On February 8th, I will be running yet another Full Marathon. I get to run across the Mississippi River at the aptly named Mississippi River Marathon in Greenville, Mississippi. This one will qualify me for the Marathon Maniacs. I will be earning my spot by...
2013 is gone and 2014 is here...
This past Sunday, I ran the Route 66 Full Marathon. It was my 2nd Full Marathon. My first was the 2012 Little Rock Full Marathon. I did that one to check something off of my bucket list and to honor my Dad. It was a...
This past Saturday, my training schedule said 20 miles. If you have ever trained for a marathon, you know how intimidating those runs are that have a "2" in the tens slot. When you read "20," it just seems impossible. The impossible has to become...