On the Road Again

Hello Strangers, been a while.  So long I can't remember why I started this.  Oh yes, I wanted to journal my running to a healthier, happier me and well..., yadda, yadda, yadda, blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda that didn't go as planned.  A big fucking flop-er-rooski! 

Time flies.  Seven months ago on my last post I wrote about a pain that I was dealing with which turned out to be a stress fracture.  From what I read a lot of stress fractures you take a couple months off and you are good.  I didn't fall under that category, I had several setbacks.  I was a slow learner as a kid so it only fits that I would be a slow healer.  Over the last couple months I am pleased to say that I have been able to do some very limited walk/runs pain free.  My biggest challenge seems to be a mental one, scared it will come back. NO BUENO!  

Oh well, it's time to just do it, see what happens, if it happens then fuck-sticks!  We shall see.  On a side note I did run the trails at Crowders Mountain last week, nothing better... well almost. 

Chow!

Time Will Tell

So I have been hiding out over the last month.  I have been dealing with a nagging injury and have not been able to run for just over a month now and I am fucking tired of it (sorry pottie mouth).  Haven't been too excited to write about the feeling of failure.  I do not handle failure very well.  Well I have started doing a couple short runs again in hopes of getting this thing going again.

Time with tell.  Wish me luck.  Peace out!

My Wife Hates My Beard

Help!  My wife is hating on my beard.  It's soo pretty baby, don't hate Mr. Beardo.  He loves you.  Okay I am dumb :)

My boys call me Captain Weird Beard

Top 5 Complaints from My Wife About Mr. Beardo:

She says:
1.   Too long, starting to curl (lame)
2.   I break her face out when I kiss her (lamer)
3.   I look like a lumber jack when I wear my flannel (cool)
4.   Not neat looking ("W" whatever)
5.   Bearddriff (tru dat)

Me thinks she is:
6.   Jealous because the girls be checking me out :O)
7.   Scared that guys be checking me out (me too)
8.   Doesn't like that I hide food in it for later (hater)
9.   Can't stand all the attention I give it
10. She secretly wants one

Go Time

Hey guys I hope everyone had a fantastic finish to 2014.  I am absolutely stoked to do my first official race.  I can't wait to be out there with thousands of other runners, that seems so freaking cool.  Hopefully I will be able to find a run to do before Cooper River Bridge run.  Don't really want to wait until the end of March for my first race of the year, may do the trail run in early February.

Today will be my first day training in the new year.  I took a little over a week to rest my legs before I kicked this into high gear.  Wish me luck and god luck to you as well!

2015 Whoop Whoop

I have nothing important to say except it's 2015 bitches... hell yah!  Bring on the races.

Spartan Trifecta 2015, Not So Fast

As I fill out my 2015 race calendar I am starting to come to the realization that doing all my races may be tough to do.  I don't believe I can logically fit all three Spartan Races in with the Marine Corps Marathon.  I know you think I am tough, an absolute bad ass, the ultimate warrior, a man on a mission, a man and his two feet, a man that can conquer, okay well I am not - so fuck off!  Just kidding.  Bwahahahaha!  Anyway, as much as I want to earn the trifecta I would rather focus on completing my first marathon with the strong possibility of doing a Spartan race or two.

I guess I will just wait and see, who knows how it will all eventually play out.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas WannaBe's!

I don't know about you but I have slacked a little on my running and have caught myself overeating a few times.  So I think it is only fitting to go out for a little Jingle Bell Jaunt this morning to work off some of my splurges this week.

Anyone else running Christmas morning?  I can definitely say this will be a first for me.

Healthy Wishes

A quick, healthy shout out to those that have shown an interest in health and running over this past year with me.  So do not get upset if you were not mentioned, it just means I hate you, bwahahaha, JK.
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Who're (inside joke) you know who you are :) don't beat yourself up, you're kicking ass in school but you need to take 30 minutes a day and get fatigued.  Plus I want to run the Half in Malta with you one day, that would be so cool.
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"B" it's time to get it going, you can do it you just have to make the commitment and not the excuse.  Believe in yourself, I do.  2015 is your year!
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Wonder Woman keep rocking it and being a super hero.  I have enjoyed our little chats about health and appreciate your input.  I hope we get to run together one day.
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Moving Forward

With Christmas and my 2015 race calendar quickly approaching I can't help but think about the past and how I got to this point.  I took it on the chin a few times by some of the choices I made, no ones fault but my own and that's okay, I am learning to say this because failure is a part of life, right?  It is.  I have wallowed in self pity and misery for far too long.  I tried to hide it as best I could (the crying and wiping snot on my sleeve gave it away) from those around me but they knew.  I tried protecting my children from it, but they knew.  Kids are more intuitive than we give them credit for.

My bad decisions is what ultimately led me to running, well that and a lot of coaxing from my beautiful wife and brother.  Begrudgingly I set out to run a few times and man it sucked, it hurt bad.