Running in the Center of the Universe

The Outer Banks Marathon is now over. There is so much preparation for just one day of running. Sometimes it's a good day, and sometimes it's a bad day. I had a good day.

Tom and I ran a few miles together and talked about our upcoming marathon in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. A few links were mentiond during the show: Run Ansky Run (Ari's blog) Run With Me (Cindy's blog) Outer Banks Marathon Outer Banks Marathon picture tour with accompanying map (pretty cool) SPI Belt (small personal item belt)

The answer to why people run long distances is not easy to explain. People do it for various reasons. In this podcast, I share some thoughts about why people run. Some links mentioned in the show: Phedippidations Podcast (SteveRunner) Running Through the Wall (book) To the Edge by Kirk Johnson (book) Dean Karnazes' site Deena Kastor's site Ari's blog (Run Ansky Run) Running with the Pack podcast (Allan and Jeff) Confessions of a Runner podcast (Jodi) Texas Independence Relay (race director Jay's blog) OBX (Outer Banks) Marathon

I'm in "taper" mode now although the miles seem endless to get my body ready for the Outer Banks Marathon. In this episode, I hit the hills on Blunts Bridge Road (see a vulture having dinner) and have trouble deciding to run 5 or 7 miles. I also include a neat race report audio clip at the end of the show. Some links related to what was mentioned in the show: Ashland Harvest 10K Run Trilogy Running Podcast Mark Junkerman's Race Series (awesome) Richmond (Virginia) Marathon Super Kwik Half Marathon Results 2009 Texas Independence Relay

After this week, I have three weeks before my November 9th marathon. I'll peak at 40 miles this week and taper for three weeks. Some runners taper for only two. I'm trying something different for this race. In this podcast, I talk about my weekly mileage and how it feels to be locally "famous." Some links mentioned or alluded to: Blunts Bridge Half Marathon Challenge Route (check out the elevation profile!) Derby 50K (North Carolina - Greg's race) Richmond Folk Festival Texas Independence Relay (Rich's race) Outer Banks (OBX) Marathon My email address is ashlanddave@gmail.com.

This show is about the race my running group participated in over the weekend. Our team ran 135 miles in 24 hours. Race link: http://www.runriderace.com/24-hours-of-momentum/  

I made a huge mistake by not taking a water source with me when I ran a five mile training run after the Maymont Half Marathon. Many thanks to Kelly for assisting me. In this podcast, I talk about the Maymont Half, the upcoming 24 Hours of Endurance and the overall state of my training at this point. I mentioned a few links in the show: Ari's Running Blog Trilogy Running Podcast Super Kwik Half Marathon (doesn't have a website but this link has info) World Wide Half Marathon

I was out for my normal training run and "ran" into a half marathoner I trained with this summer. Thanks to Dawn for agreeing to be on the show! In this episode, I talk about the recent Tiger Trot 5K in Ashland and ask Dawn about her plans for the future. I mentioned several links in the show: Ari's Distance Running Blog Jodi's Podcast - Confessions of a Runner Nigel's Running from the Reaper Podcast Maymont Half Marathon Petzl Headlamps World Wide Half Marathon & Festival of Races

Black toe is not a good thing to have but it can be managed. In this podcast, I talk about that and some other things while putting down some miles during a training run while I was out of town.

I'm ready for a fall back week after this long training run. This is week #7 of my 16 week marathon training program for the Outer Banks Marathon on November 9, 2008. Fourteen miles is a long way, especially when running alone. In this podcast, I try to keep a positive perspective but it was hard. My email is ashlanddave@gmail.com Posted on Patriot Day 2008, God Bless the USA.