#training

Running and drumming are two things that I am very passionate about and they feed off of each other.

Drumming is physical and running is rhythmic. In this blog, I explore the connection between the two.

Marathon Training - Week 4

Four weeks into the training schedule for my first marathon and the magnitude of the run that I'm preparing for begins to set in. Less...

Grinding Out Marathon Training With Accountability

As the first two months of 2016 march swiftly on, I've started to feel nagging anxiety about my goal to complete a marathon this year. I...

What The Hell Was I Thinking Signing Up For This Race?

Last night, I registered for the Thanksgiving half marathon in Atlanta and after a gut wrenching $90 transaction, I was left asking, what...

Refreshing Fall Runs

The weather is starting to turn from pleasant warmth to a crisp coolness, indicative that fall is progressing swiftly. I ran an 8 miler...

Tuna Training!

I started into a marathon training program a couple months ago after I wrapped up The Bear for the year and had a little rest time. A...

Reconnecting With Running

This time last year, running was what I did to feel productive. During my job search, running schedules kept me active, disciplined, and...

A Bit of Catch Up and Starting Marathon Training

Catching Up: The Bear Hill Climb Almost a month ago, I ran The Bear race, a 5 mile run up part of Grandfather Mountain. If you've even...

Training Taper

My first half marathon is this Sunday so I'm having the feeling like I'm walking into class on the day of an exam because if I'm not...

Hitting The Wall On A Long Run

With my half marathon fast approaching, I'm starting to taper off my training a bit. Before really backing off of my mileage though, I...

Progress: I'll take it, I guess.

I've been having some solid distance training this week. Wednesday, I started pushing my race paced runs up into the 5 mile range and...

Run and Drum