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Category: Team RWB
Race: Eagle ChargeType: Virtual (you can do it anywhere during the first week of July)Distance: You can run either a 4-mile or 7-mile distance. You also can do both for a total of 11 miles.Charity it benefits: Team Red, White and Blue, a nonprofit for civilians and veterans that aims to enrich veterans' lives through … Continue reading Race recap: Eagle Charge
I expanded a column I wrote for a local weekly newspaper for Memorial Day.
The last time I did a night run, it was 2015. I did the 4-mile loop at Ragnar Appalachians with a few Team Red, White and Blue members. It would be my last activity with the Morgantown chapter, as I moved the week prior. My headlamp went out, there were rocks you had to climb … Continue reading HEC Recap Part 3: Matter over mind
Name of race: Hoorah 2 Heroes Law Enforcement Hill Raiser Endurance Challenge When held: Last weekend in February. In 2017, there were Saturday night and Sunday morning races. Plans in 2018 include these races, a mountain bike course and a high school race. Where held: The Highlands in Ohio County, W.Va. Course description: Looping 6-mile course … Continue reading HEC Race Recap: Course description
This is the first of a three part race recap of the Hoorah 2 Heroes Hill Raiser Endurance Challenge. Parts two and three will deal with each part of the two-day race. The first time Mike and I meet to form our local Team Red, White and Blue chapter, we brainstormed on which groups … Continue reading Finding the hero within
THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE -- As I stood for the team photo, I double-checked myself. Keeping warm as not optional. My ruck was covered with half-frozen water after my Camelback bottle leaked. It was heavy and I didn't want to carry it. But the letters DFQ rang in my head … Continue reading The after-glow of GORUCK: Setting goals
Often when I go to a race I've been in before, I have expectations. I know the course, so I know whether I should take it easy early in the race. I know I need to stay hydrated because it's always hot when I do a certain race. It's a redemption run: A chance to … Continue reading Race recap: Barnesville Pumpkin Festival 2016
I stopped marathon training, because ... well, I don't have time to train for it this year. I've switched gears and plan to do one of the GORUCK challenges. It's the same length of time as a marathon, 4-7 hours, but the training takes less time out of my day, usually an hour or two. … Continue reading Training for life: Week 1
WELLSBURG, W.Va. -- In 2013, my mountain family embarked on an amazing adventure to the northern panhandle of West Virginia. You can read the recap here. This race was the same, except I was guiding Mountain Kid 3 through his first 5k. The race, held July 2, was attended by members of Team Red, White and … Continue reading Race recap: Wellsburg 5K
Every Saturday for the past two months, I have stood outside a church on National Road, waiting. With an American flag neatly curled around its pole, I adjust my shoelaces, trying for dear life not to let the flag touch the ground as the pole rests against me. A man who serves in the … Continue reading Civilians, veterans belong together
