One major question I get from time to time is what do I do such that I get to travel all the time? It is usually my family members that are the hardest ones to describe it to. Officially I am a technical trainer. I teach programmers, engineers, and system admins how to do their job. Unlike most trainers, I actually come from an engineering/programming background so...
Sunday – Full Marathon I ran my first full marathon in June of 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska of all places. 26.2 miles is a distance to be respected whether you are running, hiking, walking, or in some cases a painful variation of crawl/limp. History (and some legends) tell us that the first marathon was run by the Greek Soldier, Pheidippies from a...
Saturday – Half Marathon Now the distance is starting to get serious! Yes, I know this statement is subjective to your training level and state of mind. I’ve completed about a dozen half marathons over the last few years. It is a distance that I really enjoy. This is probably the most popular race of the weekend with many making it their first half...
Friday – 10k Another run through Epcot… I really wasn’t all that worried about 6.2 miles…that has been my “short” run for the last month. The real challenge here is that it rained for an hour before and during most of this race. The 3am wake-up was perfect for this one. During the previous day they handed out Mylar (space) blankets...
Thursday – 5k “Take it easy”, I kept reminding myself. “You have to make it through 3 more races” I woke up at 3am and arrived at the Epcot parking lot by 3:30. This time frame, by far, was my greatest fear about this event. I wanted to avoid bad traffic and hoped I wouldn’t miss my race. …and I sat in the van in that lot for...
Just a few days ago I checked off a major bucket list item. Well, it was actually two items. First, I wanted to take my 6 year old niece and 3 year old nephew to see Disney World. Second, I wanted to complete the Dopey Challenge during the Marathon Festival week. Orlando, Florida I’ve traveled to this part of the USA many times throughout my life. My very first...