Sunday, January 24, 2016

Weekend Running... sometimes pictures say it better than words, it was a great weekend of runs!!!!

Frozen Mississippi River in the Background, through the absolute silence you could only hear the heavy groans of the ice sheets rubbing together against the Mississippi current.. the Mighty Miss always has a way of putting things in perspective...

Pictures don't do it justice, the Iowa prairie lands in the winter are just spectacular! 

An old abandoned farmstead just off the trails, the back side has a bench overlooking the valley, it's incredible to say the least and one of the few places in the world I consider my true "Fortress of Solitude"... a lot of well spent time here reflecting...


Ears flapping as she hustles along... Lucy is a beast!!  Starting to understand the capability of a Whippet to be a kick-ass running partner... and I've never had anyone give me more crap for falling behind haha

This section of trails is so far away from any roads its dead silent in winter...
 I respectively chose to sing some David Bowie and a little Eagles... sorry Lemmy!

"Selfie in Stride" with my Action Cam...
showing off my Simple Hydration bottle that I'm very proud to represent!


Messing with the Camera before Bill and I take off for another great Sunday Run!


Yeah... it's a random heel strike photo...this is what you get 16 miles in going uphill!


Someone needs to work on his photo staging!
Wearing my favorite shoes that were re-laced before my last marathon in December because I forgot to bring Lucy (above) for a training run... she payed me back by making her mark on old righty there :)


Friday, January 22, 2016

2016 Team Simple Hydration


I’m pleased to announce my training partner Bill Hinton and I have been selected to be on the 2016 Simple Hydration Run Team!   I’m grateful to be picked and look forward to helping grow the brand and spread the word of the Simple Hydration bottle throughout the year via both the running community and social media! 

I was first introduced to the Simple Hydration bottle last year when my friend Brad Williams had shared it with us and got Bill in contact with the company which is now featured on our club website (www.dubuquerunningclub.com).  Since then Bill and I have used our bottles on countless training runs and races.  The design of the bottle itself is simple and very effective; the ability to slip the bottle in and out of the waistband of my shorts makes it very accessible and hence used much more often for better hydration.  Recently I was informed Simple Hydration was accepting applications for their 2016 Run Team so I joined in filling one out, yesterday they announced Bill and I both made the team!  

Again I’m grateful for the opportunity to join the Simple Hydration Run Team and will do my best to represent the brand well over the course of the year!… more info to come but in the meantime find out more about Simple Hydration at http://www.simplehydration.com/

Meet the rest of the 2016 Run Team HERE