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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.
Note: I haven't been paid by ZP Challenge or any of its affiliates for this review. I just think this is a helpful, free app that can help anyone who wants/needs some accountability while they make lifestyle changes. "I don't want this pancake, Mom. It's all burnt on one side." I take the pancake off … Continue reading App review: ZP Challenge
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
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
Since I started my fitness journey in 2012, I have tried to one big race every year. So far, I've done a sprint triathlon, two metric marathons (26.2 kilometers), a Ragnar and a marathon. They all have been rewarding in their own way. My favorite was my first metric marathon. I had just gotten out … Continue reading GORUCK recap: Part 2
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
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
The wind chimes on my iPhone go off. It's four hours since I got off work and I'm up, struggling to put on my running clothes.I'm doing it because it's Friday, and in an hour I'll be at the starting point of Team Red, White and Blue's weekly group run. I wish the sun was up. … Continue reading Team RWB: The fun runs
