I ran in a local trail race today. Just a fun little four-miler at a local golf course that backs up to a wild life preserve and has acres of land around it for some wicked trails and some great hills. I haven’t had a good trail run in a while. I missed it. I…
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New Blogging Beginnings…
You’ve probably noticed my site had a little face lift over the weekend. I have decided to split up my blog into two distinct spaces. Leaving a Path, where you are now, is where I’ll be talking about my training, my life, and the things that make me laugh, the things that motivate and inspire me as…
My Running Family
Six months ago I started a running family to socialize with, train with, and go to racing events with. We started with eight people and now we have 60! We’ve also logged over 528 racing miles. I’m really proud to be a part of something so amazing! http://www.onetruemedia.com/share_view_player?p=dd8fdd4e2790da0192cb74 Make an on-line slide show at http://www.OneTrueMedia.com
#30 The Fitness Tech Podcast: Marathon–From Smoking 2 Packs a Day to Running a Marathon?
In one of the more emotional podcasts we have done to date, Jim Collison (Mud Mafia member and resident Average Guy Podcaster) and I talk to Jason Phipps, (Newest Mud Mafia member). The podcast focuses on Jason’s fitness story. Jason was a 2 pack smoker on December 11, 2010. On December 12th, he quit and…
Labels
“…let them label you as they may…” – Mark Twain Smoker. Marathoner. Jason Phipps Labels are tricky things… they are easy to assign and once there very difficult to eradicate. People like to see things simply even when the label speaks so loudly it’s hard to hear anything else. Jason Phipps was a smoker.In two…
Precautionary Tale of the Food Industry’s Best Kept Secrets
One of the beautiful things about having my running team, The Mud Mafia is the amazing people I have met and gotten to know through the process. The Mud Mafia is from California to Conneticut and from Vancouver to Germany and we are committed to health and well-being. Mud Mafia runners are from all walks of life…