Gordo Running

I have written about this for much of the past year -  What now?  Where do I go in my running/racing "career"?  I certainly enjoy the feeling of getting out for a run.  But, I didn't grow up running.  It's not something that I always did "for the loveof running."  Rather, I started running because I had to.  I've written before about how I had to start running after I nearly failed an Air Force PT test early in my career.  After that, running became my replacement for my first "physical fitness love" - martial arts.  In martial arts, there was a road map for me.  Learn these techniques proficiently and earn a belt.  Running, in a way, became like that.  Do these workouts at this speed/effort and be able to finish in these times.  I grew to love it, but didn't start that way.  That's why people like Anne never quite understood the serious approach I took to racing.  It was my own twisted version of fun, not the f...

We had a successful (If I do say so myself) Trail Series Race #2 this weekend in the San Angelo State Park.  We had 132 runners between the 5k and 12k series and the weather was absolutely perfect for trail running.  Granted, for those of us not running, we had to huddle around the propane heaters and bundle up.  We went out a few weeks on our normal SARL Tuesday night run to start marking the course.  We quickly realized that this year's course would have to be different than last year's. Kent threw a rock in, water was ankle deep (All photos are from Jammie Preiser unless otherwise noted)  So, we had to start looking for a new route. ...now what? maybe over there? I guess this year we'd have to be a bit creative with the course. we ended up not even going this way As race day got closer, we tried a few different times to mark/measure the course.  Once, we were thwarted by strong winds.  Kent and Ross ended up marking most of t...