2017 Dopey Challenge Updates
When I first signed up for the 2017 Dopey Challenge, deep down I thought that someone would want to do it with me. I had so much fun during the Star Wars Marathon Weekend, and I wanted to have that much fun again. My excitement in signing up for the 2017 Dopey Challenge soon passed and I was left bummed … Read More
Tomorrowland’s Positive Outlook Review
I remember when Tomorrowland was coming out in the theaters, and thinking that I loved the name, as it referenced Tomorrowland at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, and that it looked like a pretty cool movie. Although I did have a positive outlook on the movie, it didn’t seem like a must see, so I didn’t bother at the time, and figured I … Read More
Mindful Running
As a certified MBSR (mindfulness based stress reduction) instructor I am very knowledgeable about mindful activities, and I can’t wait to share with you what happened during my last mindful running experience, but first let me tell you why mindfulness is important to me, and how mindfulness helped change my life. As I have mentioned before, I am in recovery … Read More
Updated Marathon Training
Like I mentioned in my last post, things did not go according to my best laid plans, so I need to make some changes and come up with a new and improved marathon training program that worked in conjunction with my personal training schedule. Now, that doesn’t mean that I am going to throw everything that I did out the … Read More
Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth
According to Mike Tyson “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”, and while I don’t generally think Mike Tyson has a lot of well thought out things to say, this quote, is a good one. And while I did not literally get punched in the face, life happens, and my best laid plans went to the … Read More
My Marathon Training Program
For the past 3 days I have been working on my marathon training program, figuring out my diet, supplements, and training schedule. I started by taking my initial body fat measurements and taking before pictures, as I mentioned earlier, I am going to try to really lean up, while keeping my muscle mass during this marathon training. I took a … Read More
Sunday, Timed Training Day
It’s Sunday morning, and I am ready to do my first timed training session. I wake up and take Russo, our foster dog, for a brief walk, which doubled as my warm up. Then I grab my earphones, and put my phone into my running belt, tighten up my shoelaces and head to the beach. I have decided to do … Read More
My First Day of Race Training!
I have created quite a few race training programs for people over the years, most of my knowledge comes from what I have learned from an Olympic marathon runner who I had as an employee a few years ago. The rest of my knowledge comes from what I have read from people like Jeff Galloway. But I have to admit … Read More
My Journey to the Dopey Challenge
So how did I decide to compete in such a crazy race as the Dopey Challenge? Well, it was just about 1 year ago that I began thinking of competing in my first long distance race. I was on the Disney website, as I often am, and saw that there was going to be a Star Wars half marathon … Read More