Gordo Running

     I didn't run track in high school.  I've probably written that in here once or twice but people are often surprised when they meet me as "that guy that runs a lot."  My junior year of high school some guys I knew on the track team asked me to come out, as I was the fastest non-varsity letter winner in gym class.  So, I was the fastest not good athlete.  I took a hard pass on that.  I did go to a few of Andy's meets and even watched Scott try his hand at the pole vault.  (Pause to imagine that)  But, it really wasn't until I started running a lot that I started paying attention to the wilder world of track.  My DVR is set to constantly seek out track and field meets.  I paid particular attention to the lead up to the 2016 Rio Olympics and I plan on making the trek to Hayward Field sometime in the next couple of years to watch the NCAA finals and maybe the 2020 Olympic Trials if I'm lucky.  I have already mentioned trac...

We draw inspiration from many sources and in many different arenas of our lives.  On my bookshelves I have dozens of memoirs written by military members throughout the 20th and 21st century.  These memoirs help me put my life and career into perspective and motivate me.  I have a Muhammad Ali poster with a training quote hanging up in my man cave (which Mila insists on referring to as the "guest bedroom").  Specifically, since this is a running blog, I wanted to delve into a few people that inspire my running. The easy thing would be to talk about Pre (I do have a shirt with one of his quotes), Meb, or even Kayla Montgomery ( E:60 Catching Kayla ).  I want to focus on the less obvious choices.  The people that are personally inspiring to me. I have touched a little bit on why I started running in other posts.  The long and short of it was that I had to.  I nearly failed a PT test and simply needed to improve.  Running ultra marathons defin...