Experience Your First Marathon

First Marathon Run
Wichita Ks Prairie Fire

    Are you considering your first full marathon? The first full marathon is the run you will remember more of than all runs that follow. For me it was and unusual time in my life; aging parents, kids leaving the nest, and grand kids coming into the picture. Around every corner of life I felt the challenge of aging coming on and it was kicking my butt. At 56 I lined up for my first marathon, come on in and let me share my triumph and do my best to get you registered for yours.

Super Seniors Can Run

Oklahoma City
Memorial Marathon

    Yesterday, I had a senior moment. No, not one of those AARP moments but a real, everything came together at the right time type moment. One that makes you feel both young and old at the same time. One that gives you time to think about what is important in your life. One that gives you time to think about what you've accomplished and what you can accomplish. Please let me share this moment with you. 

Talk with the Legends

Brooks Party Island
OKC Memorial Marathon

    Until this year I haven't been much of an expo person. Since, I work downtown OKC, it was simply; run over to the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Run Expo, get my bib number, pickup my packet, stop at the T-Shirt table, grab a couple pair new socks and back to work. The whole adventure took about 20 minutes. However, now that I'm spending time on the blog I worked the Expo into my schedule. Two things really stood out that made the extra time well spent.

Socks go on first

    When you get into a conversation about running, it seems shoes always come up first. However, a comfortable run starts with the right pair of socks. Could you even imagine lacing up your favorite shoes without socks?  Spend all you want on shoes, but if you haven’t addressed the socks you’re missing the best part.   For me it took a long run, on a cold wet weekend to realize there had to be a better pair of socks. About 4 years ago I found them, I've been hooked ever since. Come on in and check them out!

Night before Checklist

    All the training is complete. You've put in the miles 

Night Before
Run Planning

and you’re confident you can do this. Half Marathon on Full Marathon, they’re basically the same when it comes to preparing the night before. A little planning the night before can go a long ways to ensuring a great run experience.

Peaking At Just The Right Time

New PR at
Kansas City
Waddell and
Reed Full Marathon

    Peaking at just the right time is essential when your going out for a new PR (Personnel Record). First, you need to have a solid training program to get you up to your final four weeks. Then you need to follow your Taper Program for the last three. No cheating, you body is going to feel like a caged horse, ready to break loose from the shoot that last Taper week. Holding back can be tough, but don't let a bit of foolishness during the last week of training take away from your big event. Give your self something to be proud of, give yourself a new PR. Click for more to check out My 7 Basic Steps to Tapering.

Your First Half Marathon

    Checkout the latest update to the Training Program Page. It caps off the 7 week program for getting off the couch with and additional 5 weeks to get you through your first half marathon. I know you can do, just put together your training program an get to running. Click Training Program Page to check it out.

Run until it gets interesting, then run some more!

Muskogee Honor Heights Park Spring Run

Muskogee OK
Honor Heights
Park Entrance

    Looking for a challenging run in a great small city location. I found one hidden away in the corner of a small Oklahoma city just south of Tulsa, OK between I-44 and I-40.

    This quaint little city boasts  one of the oldest and prettiest parks in the state. The winding road from the base of the park up to the top look out is an awesome uphill run through a great scenic path. Come on in for the link to this awesome run.

Check the Latest Running Tips

Garmin 10 GPS Running Watch

    New running tips have been added to the Running Tips Page. Take a minute, click the link Running Tips and check them out. It's all part of "Share the Road". I hope you will share your tips with our blogging community by sending us a comment about one of your lessons learned. 

Running Outside the Lines

Brooks Pure Grit

    Running outside the lines or off the path is a great way to change your normal training routine. Right from the start it was a wakeup for my brain. My brain actually had to decide where to run versus following the center line of the paved path.