As Christians we are called to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. If you are anything like me, this is an extremely difficult thing to do. There just never seems to be a good time to broach the subject. To be honest, I am afraid of the awkwardness this discussion might cause.

Running has torn down the awkwardness and created a platform for me to talk freely about my faith. It is my hope that these stories will help draw you closer to our creator – through whom we all have the strength to move mountains.

God has given me a body built for endurance. Over the years, I have run a few races and met many wonderful and interesting people. These posts contain my stories. You do not need to be a runner to relate to these events. We are all running the race of life. We all have our peaks and valleys that we have to climb and descend.

My Family

My Family
My Lovely Wife Christina & Sons: Chase, Cruz, & Dash Dexter

YouTube Video of 2010 McNaughton 200 Mile Trail Run

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

200 Miler Training Update - Less Than 1 Month Away

We are officially less than a month away from the start of the McNaughton 200 Mile Trail Run in Pittsfield, VT.

A few updates on my training - Last Thursday, I finished my 600th training mile for the month of March. That is 100 more miles than I have ever run before in a month. Currently I am at 1,364.9 miles for the year (over 13.5 mile/day average). Last Saturday, I ran the Trailbreakers Marathon in Waukesha, WI. I have run this race 4 times before. My time this year was nearly 7 minutes faster than last year's race and I finished 2nd overall in 3:19:39. I ran a very solid race and negative splitted the second half passing 2nd place at the last mile. The following is a photo from the finish line:

This Saturday, I will be running in the Mad City 100K National Championships in Madison, WI. Darren Fortney from my 200 Miler crew will also be participating in this event. This will officially be my 50th marathon or ultramarathon race. We will be running 10 laps through the Arboretum (10K course). Looking to just take it slow and easy - a training run that will cap off my 9th straight 100 mile training week (I'm averaging over 99 miles/week so far this year). If you are in town , feel free to come out and see us. They are very strick about running with us or anything, but we would love to see you. The following is a link regarding this race in the Milwaukee paper: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/119331804.html

I have set up a page to continue raising money for the Free Wheelchair Mission. Please fell free to pass this link on to any of your friends or family that want to support our effort: You can donate securely online at: http://fwm.kintera.org/dexterthepunisher