FunRunningRyan

So I’ve slowly turned into this ok runner over the past few years/months. Weird when you were the fat kid all through Middle School and High School… Anyways… I decided that I would try an use a little more strategy going into this years race season. A few friends from church introduced me to an [...]

So I love Pandora. I used to listen to it all the time and then something tragic happened. They limited the free version to 40 hours a month. I went through that amount in about 5-6 days. I lasted about 30 minutes before I subscribed to their Pandora One premium account for $36 a year. [...]

Why This Happened Well, I heard about the Bad Apple Ultra 12hr (6hr and 3hr) race early this summer I believe. I seemed interested, but wasn’t sure if I really wanted to do it. None of the guys in my running group really seemed interested so I just sort of ignored it. Then one day [...]

My second road race of the year, the other one being the Seaway Run 15k. I have a tough time with road races. First off, running on the roads sucks, so I never train on them. Something about it just sucks the fun out of it. Its hard, usually boring scenery, and dealing with traffic and [...]

This was it. The race I have been waiting for. For a year I have been training so I could come back and dominate this race. Last year I ran this race with little to no training, and it showed, and it also kicked my butt. For nearly 7 hours last year this race and [...]

Well, this technically isn’t a race report, because I didn’t race due to an injured foot. I wanted to race so bad, but didn’t want to hurt myself even more before North Country Trail Marathon, which is the race I really want to conquer this summer. So, this will just be a recap of the trip to the the [...]

Garmin Forerunner 405 -Retail Price: $220.00 I originally bought this watch as an incentive to go run more. I got it on sale at around $175.00, but that is still a lot of money to spend on a sports watch. Being the geek that I am, I thought it would be nice to be able to [...]

Vibram Fivefinger Treksport -Retail Price: $100.00 The Vibram FiveFingers shoe line was one of the first and most popular minimalist/barefoot shoe choice when they first appeared on the market. Since then they have continuously redesigned them for different purposes. The Treksport version is the more aggressive trail running version which I will be reviewing. Fit This [...]

Well this race was interesting and fun. It was a beautiful day, sunny and around 70 or so degrees. I got to the race early to pick up my packet and get a decent parking spot. Getting my packet didn’t take very long and I headed to my Jeep to drop the stuff off and [...]

I’m sure there are about a bazillion blog post for beginning runners, so whats one more? So, heres some of the things that I’ve learned since I started running that might help you if you’re just starting out. Your running pace is a tough thing to figure out if you haven’t ran before. Most  people will start out [...]