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This is an accountability page to help stay motivated in 2025 to keep our exercise & nutrition goals.

10/31/2026

OK. It’s done. Just about everything was perfect today. I think I cried only one time, probably when I passed the SCTA campus at 4:30 AM! But I am ready. For those of you who are really old-school on this page, you might remember my WaWa days. Of course, I had to pay homage to where a lot of this started with my usual post-run, Italian sub & angry Orchard. Next weekend I hope to see some of you at the Dog Rescue 5/10 km out at the Estates. Have a fun & safe Halloween everybody.

10/30/2026

Ok everyone..I’m about 8 hours out from my last AM long run of 13 miles before Savannah. How did I get here so fast? It was just yesterday that I could barely breath with depression & anxiety shadowing my every step back in my March return. It also felt like FL summer running hell would never end. And yet here it is. My final attempt at getting it all right: sleep, nutrition/hydration, running gear, music list, and pre-run bowel movements (yikes). I trusted my training, I dropped the weight…my body is where it needs to be. Tomorrow…it is 100% mental…can I keep my composure? How many times will I stop and cry? Whatever the outcome, I just want to thank you all for being here for me this year. It absolutely made the difference.

10/28/2026

I read somewhere that one should not consider a marathon until they can run 1 hour without stopping at any pace. I ignored this as I had to switch to run/walk method many years ago.

Well…I’ve been running a mini-experiment by increasing my last miles no-walk distances on my 10 km runs from last 2 miles to 3 miles and today I did it…my last hour with no walking!

So far the joints are holding up. This is a very big deal for me. I am curious to see if I actually gain anything from it.

One more 13 miler Friday morning before Savannah!!! I can’t believe October is already done?!?

10/27/2026

Yesterday’s speed work: 70 paces at speed, remainder of 2:30 at regular. At the 1/2 way mark I experimented with not walking anymore….and I was able to do the entire last 3.1 miles without a walk break AND keep up my 70 speed paces every 2:30. That combination shaved 10 minutes off my regular training 10km times! This morning my joints feel decent.

I have one more 13 miler this week then next week I will do a slight taper with the dog rescue 10km before heading up to my 11/14 Savannah 1/2!

10/18/2026

I want to give a shout out to one of our members who did great yesterday at her Halloween 5K. I will not reveal the results, I’ll let her proudly display her winnings, Shyla, don’t be modest! Let everyone know how you did yesterday.

10/16/2026

13.25 miles in the book. Surprisingly no cathartic emotional release experienced. It actually just felt like a regular long run. Nothing special to report, I finally have a working hydration/electrolyte/carbohydrate sequence figured out. And it took me what, eight years? That’s right for the first time ever I don’t look like a homeless, crazy man. There was one highlight, however. It has been nine months since I last paid my respects to my personal running holy site…one has not truly lived until you’ve run past the backside of SCTA at 4:30 AM!

10/15/2026

Well friends. It’s finally here. 8 months to the day my life completely did a 180, I will be running 13.1 miles. Before work. All the emotions bottled up all this time will probably hit me around mile 10. All those miserable fu***ng summer runs. The gym sessions, the healthy eating/weight loss, b**r reduction. It has all come full circle to tomorrow’s 3 AM long run. Here’s another crazy thing: from now until February’s last 1/2 marathon, I will be running at least 13 miles…every week!

I’m doing ok I swear. Just needed a moment to reflect.

Everyone it’s not too late to get on those fitness goals!

10/09/2026

Can you believe tomorrow we hit the final Quarter of this year’s No Quit challenge (January 10th was the start!). WOW!!! Guys…let’s all finish strong.

This morning I did my 12 mile long run before work. 3 AM wake-up…3:30 AM running start. I had the City to myself. MUCH better results than last week’s 11 miler. But room still to learn.

The best news is I now have Saturday free of that long run all-day recovery laziness.

10/05/2026

Saturday was 11 miles. I wake up expecting cool conditions. Nope. Felt like August.
So you know how these last few weeks I was cruising along at adding miles, 6/7/8/9 just kept rolling along. 10 was hard but symbolically nice.

Well…11 miler slapped me in the face and said “oh, you thinking this is going to be fun?” It was rough. Very rough. But I finished it.

On to Saturday’s 12 miles. Hope your training is going well

10/05/2026

Got mine this morning! There were still > 1,000 per Wave available. Remeber, Wave A is for elite runners. I am in Wave B.

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