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

Monday, March 29, 2010

113.61 Training Miles for Week (3/21 - 3/27)

With less than 6 weeks remaining before the 200 mile race, ran 113.61 miles this past week with a peak training day of 26.54 miles. This occured during an official marathon in Waukesha, WI called the Trailbreakers Marathon. Finished the race in 3:26:04. This was my 27th official marathon (26.2 miles) finish since I started running in 1997 - with an average finish time of 3:31:38 - not too bad for a slow ultrarunner.

The photos below are from this weekend's race. In the bottom photo, I am running with my friends Mike Younglove (on my left) (who came out of a 20+ year marathon retirement to run a 3:35!) and Robb Linnemanstons (on my right) (who has run a gazillion marathons and ultramarthons and was actually with me when I ran my first trail 50 mile race back in 2003).






















Over the last 7 weeks, I have average 97.72 miles/week in preparation for the big event. I hope to peak in mileage in 2 weeks with a goal of hitting 175 miles the week of 4/4 - 4/10. During that week, I will be competing in the MadCity 100K race in Madison, WI.
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