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

Friday, February 22, 2013

The 2013 Barkley Marathons

This Easter weekend I will be joining about 35 other runners at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee to compete at The Barkley Marathons. The following is from the "unofficial" website for The Barkley Marathons:

The Barkley is considered one of the toughest 100 mile races in the world. It has 59,100 feet of climb (and 59,100 feet of descent), more than any other 100 mile race, more than the 33,000 ft. of climb at Hardrock, and more than the 45,000 ft. at Nolan's 14. Since the race began in 1986, only 13 runners out of about 900 have finished within the 60 hour cutoff. (That's about a 1% finisher rate.)

The following video from Andrew Dunlap provides a great insight into the race: 


Charlie Engle also provided a great article along with videos in an article for Runner's World

Barkley is going to provide me an opportunity to live life right at the edge to it's fullest. By God's grace I will be the 14th finisher.