Note to self: Never confuse the city of Burleson with the city of Bedford. The difference is about 35 minutes of driving. But if you do confuse the two, at least know you’re going to spend time with girfriends and your spouse at a race. That’s always ok. Yes, confusion over location and enthusiasm over friend time led […]
Running
Halfway Done
Over the Labor Day weekend we hit the halfway mark in our running group’s training season. How can we be halfway through already? (Cue head shakes about the ever-increasing speed of time passing as we get older.) Yet at the same time, Kelly and I wonder how we can only be halfway through. Our marathon […]
Three Halfs in Four Months
I had a goal of running three half marathons in one year. I just didn’t plan to run three halfs over the course of four months. But you know, sometimes weird stuff like that happens. New Orleans Half Marathon {February 2016} A little warm in New Orleans for February, but it was still a lot of […]
A Month of Races
That time we accidentally registered for so many races that we ran one nearly every weekend over the course of six weeks.
Feeling Crafty: A Running Toolbox
Back for a second project designed to get the Dallas Galloway running group a little more organized. Last season, our medical supplies were tossed into a box.And our medical supplies were pretty basic: Advil, band aids and a bottle of insect repellent. Hardly as thorough as we would have liked. So after the season ended, […]
Feeling Crafty – And Organized
We’ve learned a lot after our first season leading the Dallas Galloway marathon/half marathon training program. One thing I learned was that I needed to be a bit more organized with our running supplies. First up: Organizing the piles of training shirts that our runners receive at season kick off. To keep the process simple, […]
Running Basics: Working on Form
One of my 101 goals was to work on my running form. I was doing a good job of that – until I broke my foot, of course. I won’t let that discourage me. Back to running form: Kelly and I took a 4-week class with several members of the Dallas Galloway training group. Taking […]
Galloway Update: Running Fun
We’ve just finished week 12 of our 28 week training program. (Holy cow – we’re nearly halfway through!!!!) So far, no one has fired us and we still feel like were having fun. Hill training indoors because it’s gotten hoooooooot: Magic Mile testing – and speedwork – at the track (ugh): Selfies at the lake: […]
Running Club: We Said Yes
We’ve been members of the Dallas Galloway training program for several years now. Kelly’s even been a pace group leader (PGL) for two of those seasons. Yet now we find ourselves as the program directors. Fun times! (Maybe.) It’s far more administrative work and people management than it is running training. The training portion takes […]
Thank You Lord
Thank you, Lord for… the ability to run. legs that don’t have a thigh gap but can carry me through a marathon. the crease on my forehead that shows my age – and my determination. the beauty of the lake in the middle of a metro area. friends to share the experience with.