Category : running

My First Ultra

My First Ultra

I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.  -Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire) Tomorrow March 10th at 6am, I make my attempt to become an ultra-distance runner. I can hardly believe it.  Running an ultra is something that for years I [...]

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Predict your next marathon finish time…

If you’re anything like me, I like knowing where I stand with my training. It is nice to gauge my overall fitness level at various points during the year and determine what to expect from a given race. Bart Yasso has his “Yasso 800s“, a company called Quantitative has a running calculator (and even one [...]

Vinegar Use #1 – Fancy Sports Detergent Replacement

Our goal with this website/blog is to give practical ways to simplify life. Sometimes that means making something yourself, or spending less money. To that end we want to not only show why vinegar is such a great liquid, but to give actual uses for it. This is the first of those uses. I discovered [...]

Training for your first 5K

Training for your first 5K

Summer is almost here and the road race season is in full swing.  Recently I was asked to be the racing team for Dave’s Performance Footwear in Perrysburg, Sylvania and Delta, OH.  I have now ran 4 races in their jersey since being asked to be part of the team in February.  It has been [...]