Gordo Running

We talked today at work about legacy.  While the talk centered on our jobs and the best ways to go about them, it ended up turning into something much more.  You see, the best legacy is not a list of accomplishments and accolades.  No, it is reflected in those that were around you.  How their lives were have been improved and how their actions further reverberate in the lives around them. My grandmother, Emmaline "Sammie" McHale, passed away yesterday morning.  I am told that she spent the night before enjoying dinner with my Aunt Sue while in good spirits and passed away painlessly, without struggle, overnight.  She was 90 years old and certainly left behind a legacy. Much of the McHale family at our last family reunion in 2012 When I think of the McHale family, two things immediately spring into my mind - laughter and love.  The whole family, there isn't an exception among them.  Every memory I have of family gatherings, whether they be ...

This post was originally just a big block of text.  Super boring.  I'm adding recent pics and a video just to break up the text, not that they have anything to do with what's being written Mike McClellan's awesome drone video from the Shannon Trail Series race #3. No, this post isn't about dispensing sage advice on running a faster 5k.  I'm not the expert on that really.  This post, which is a collection of thoughts I've had for the past few years, could be summed up quite easily "don't be a jerk face."  The rules I have in this post are about making running more enjoyable for you and everyone around you. 1. Don't disparage slower runners.  Does it really matter if you're faster than someone else?  Does it make you a better person than them?  This is something I have seen mostly with "local elites."  (To be honest, way more in San Antonio and in the military than in San Angelo)  These are those people that might be able to...