Fall 2013

"Start everyday with new hope; leave bad memories 

behind and have faith for a better tomorrow".

Yet again, it's been a long time since I've written in this silly thing. Wanted to give you an update, and tell you about the many changes that has happened in my life, yet again...

I've decided to move back down to Portsmouth, Ohio to finish out my bachelors degree at Shawnee State University. My major, Exercise Science and minor, Sport Coaching, should be completed by fall of 2014. I have also been helping out with the Cross Country team as a volunteer assistant coach. We have big goals in November, and I'm in a great position to learn from the team as a coach, and to help them out with their success in anyway I can.

Running2Win
Team R2W Twitter

As far as personal ambitions, I've recently been selected for a new team started by Peyton Hoyal and Mike Stahr called Team Running2Win. It's a new group that started this fall, with big ambitions, and lots of interest. I have been an active user to the online running log Running2Win (My Log) since the beginning of my senior year at St. John's Jesuit High School (August 2007). It has been a great tool that I have used for years to document my runs, and to look back to compare workouts or re-read some of my races. The team also has some major sponsors backing it up, from a fairly new "Run-Real" minimalist running shoe company out of Portland, Oregon called Skora Running (Skora Running), to an endurance sports supplement company out of Salt Lake City, Utah called First Endurance (First Endurance). The team, sponsors and the coordinators have big plans for the future, and to say I'm enthusiastic about my where Team R2W and my running is headed is an understatement. 

Skora Running 

Skora Running Twitter

   

First Endurance
First Endurance Twitter

As I continue building up my training volume, and getting the Shawnee State Cross Country team prepared for Nationals, I will focus on the task at hand. I came off a minor foot injury that set me back over three weeks in September, but have since then been training with the team, running workouts and slowly building back up. I raced this past weekend at Wilmington College running the "Jenna Strong" Cross Country Fall Classic Invite, where I ran an all-time best of 25:19 in the 8k off of only three weeks of training. With the addition of orthotics, a very expensive altitude tent, and a new support system, Team R2W, I can't help but catch myself daydreaming about what the future holds for my running. 

Until next time, Miles of Trials.
- BJW