FEAT Outrunning Autism 5K

On June 5th, all of the C25K training I have been doing came to a head and I put on some really uncomfortably short shorts to head out for my first 5K in about 10 years.  I went back to…

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C25K – Week 8 of 8

I somehow got my days mixed up this week and everything felt off.  I believe this was because of Memorial Day being Monday and my wife having the day off.  I normally followed a running schedule of Tues/Thurs/Sun but this…

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C25k – Week 7 of 8

Things be heatin’ up tho. Well, for the first day. Then the weather went nuts and dropped. This week was the longest running intervals to date with a few more on the horizon before race day. I felt far better…

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C25K – Week 6 of 8

I think if I work harder, I can make these selfies even more cringe-worthy. Finishing week 6 was a bigger accomplishment for me than I initially expected but not solely based on the fact that I have now run longer…

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C25K – Week 5

Week 5 is done and I am mostly happy about it. First and foremost, I completed the week.  That in and of itself should be victory enough, right?  I want to say the last time I attempted the Couch to…

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C25k – Week 4 of 8

I guess this is a running blog now.  Who knew? The running days this week were good, hard, good. W4/D1 5 Min W/U 3R+2W 4R+3W x 2 3R+2W 5 Min Cool Down W4/D2 5 Min W/U 3R+2W 5R+3W x2 3R+2W…

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C25K – Week 3 of 8

How ridiculous can I get with these post-run selfies at the park? Yesterday, I finished week 3 of 8 using the C25K app I bought. My right knee is still pretty tight, but once I get moving, I am usually…

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Garmin Judgement

My right knee is still tight, but I am determined to get it back to 100% again.  I have really been hammering the stretching and rolling it out.  Oddly enough, it feels worse when I don’t move it.  When I…

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C25K – Week 1 of 8

I never thought I would see the day where I would be writing another blog post about running, but here we are. Is it even a running post without gratuitous photos of yourself post-run?  I guess I was still on…

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