I went down to Cincinnati’s convention center today to pick up my packet, number, timer chip, etc. for the big run tomorrow. Wow! The place was teaming with people from all over the country. When I did the Redlegs 5K last year, the packet pick-up was basically in an office at the [...]

Today, I went for a run. It had been two weeks since I last had a run. I didn’t think I would make it very far.
Just call me Forrest Gump.

So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town. [...]

No turning back now…I’m officially registered for the
Flying Pig 5K. I’m feeling a whole lot better about my training this year than I did during
last year’s training, which was for the Redlegs Run for Home 5K. I’m not sure if my co-workers will actually do this and my friend Carrie that [...]

The
results for the Redlegs 5K have been posted.
My official time was 31:10, finishing in 946th place out of the 1383 who finished. In my division, males 25-29, I came in 91st, while I was the 617th male overall to finish. My pace was 10:04 per mile.
Not too bad, but I [...]

Well, today was the big day - my first 5K! If you haven’t been keeping up, be sure to
read my previous posts leading up to this big day.
It was a gorgeous day for a run, even if it was early. I met Carrie and her brother Alex at 8am, then headed [...]

This will be my final update before the
big race…
The
Redlegs Run for Home 5K Race is this coming Sunday, only days away. My training is progressing, but I don’t know if I’m going to be able to run the whole thing like I had hoped. I have no doubt that [...]

Here’s another update on my
5K training…
Wow, what a difference a day makes. Yesterday was very much not a good run for me. I ran for 8 minutes, walked for 2, ran for 5 more then walked my way home. I think running for 13 minutes total was the most I’ve done [...]

Here’s another update on my
5K training…
My past two runs I’ve done approx one mile, which is great for me! Last Thursday, I ran for 9.5 minutes without stopping, for a distance of one mile. Today, I ran 7.5 minutes, walked for two, then ran for another two but ran for total of [...]

Well, I’m getting closer to being able to run that 5K (3.1 miles). I ran about 8/10 of a mile in seven and a half minutes today, with no stops. I probably could have done the full mile if the weather sirens hadn’t started blaring and the skies hadn’t opened up and let [...]

Well, it’s official - I’ve signed up for the
Redlegs Run for Home 5K Race! The race is on June 4 and I’ve got some work to do before I’m ready.
So far, the training has gone better, and worse, than expected. It’s been worse because I haven’t gotten as much running in as [...]