Tomorrow the hard work pays off

I hope. Today is a stressful day all the guys coming in and the party tonight. The focus is keep calm and hydrate hydrate hydrate! Come on Glen lets go get this done!

What a busy week

Well it is race week party week stress week what else. The plans have changed a couple of times for how what when and where to get to Huntsville but the overall plan is still the same. Go run my best run and hopefully my best time so far. The weather is iffy but it is what it is. Lets go!!

3N3 is quickly coming up!

I can not believe we are 9 days from the first marathon of the series. I have put in the work and know that I am way more prepared than I was in Memphis. It does not mean I am not nervous about it. After Memphis I kind of had the mindset of if I can do it then anyone can and it is not really that big of a deal. Well I am going to tell you that yes anyone can do it if they are willing to work their ass off to get ready for it. It is hard work but it is something I enjoy. I was asked at Thanksgiving why I would run a marathon. My answer was to prove that I could. I guess that is partly correct but it is to prove to myself that I can. It is a test of not only physical ability but mental toughness too. 4 years ago I would have laughed out loud at someone if they told me I would run marathons one day. Well here we are! Hope I am laughing at the end!

OK FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS

I have tried to get on here a little more often lately. Last Saturday I completed an 18 mile long run. This Saturday I have a 20 miler. I am a little intimidated but I think I will make it through. I look forward to the challenge. I hope Glen and I both feel good and kick this 12 milers ass!

HUMP DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Man it has been a frustrating week. Seems like it has been one problem after another. But today is Hump day and I will rejoice in that. There are a lot of things I am grateful for and that is what I will focus on today! Have a great day.

Still running and trying to blog more!

Had a great run with Glen on Saturday. Looking forward to a looooong one this Saturday. It will be a true test for sure. I know we will battle through it one way or another.
Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great." - @KaraGoucher

Being a Leader is hard

It is hard to be a leader. You appoint people to do things that you feel can handle them but it still all comes back to you. Be it a Church Pastor who has youth leaders and children church leaders it is still your responsibility to make sure everything runs smoothly. Sometimes you find out you may not have the best person in the best job or you didn't give them the right tools for that job. Sometimes you put your trust in the wrong person and alienate everyone for the sake of someone whom does not deserve it due to personal reasons. In Leadership sometimes you have to step back from personal relationships and look at the big picture in the name of leading the group for the greater good of the group.

Sorry it has been awhile

I will try to do better. Right now I am running a good bit and pretty happy with the outcome so far. Deer season starts Tuesday, but I don't know how much hunting I am going to get in. This is my cut back week but I still have to run 30 miles which is a good bit. I am trusting the plan. I had to tell myself this weekend that the plan is tried and true and every part is as important as the others. I may not run Rocket City much faster than I did in Memphis but I plan on running it stronger if that is possible. I plan on instead of starting out strong and then almost dying and having to struggle through the last 1/3 I am going to start out slow and steady and try and maintain it. I guess we will see.9 weeks!!

THOUGHTS

Be careful who you take counsel from. If you surround yourself with people that tell you what you want to hear you may as well be alone. Be slow to listen to the ones around you and slow to act. Ask yourself if your counsel is advising as you would think they would or just following your path for the ride.

COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF

Peavine falls 2013

Compared to last year this years race was a big deal. Lots more people volunteers aid and water options. I really enjoyed it. Got to log some miles. The best part was I ran my run and did not let the people around me drive my pace.

July 1st

The year is flying by. We have Peavine falls run this week. I don't know if I am looking forward to it or scared of it. I guess we will see what happens on Thursday!!

Barbarian is in the books.

Great time with great friends. Was not looking forward to it but now can not wait till next year!!

Universal Studios vacation

We all agree that this was one of the best vacations we have had. We got a lot done but still had a lot of down time and rest time. It was great family time and I am very thankful that we had it. A great recharge of my batteries that were over depleted. Now time to get back to running LOL

Universal Studios 2013

Today we celebrate Ally's 12th Birthday. We have had a blast at Universal the last two days and look forward to going to a different part of the park tomorrow. We got et the first day but the lines were short. Today was dry but crowded. In true Brasher style we made it back to the room each day for some down time and Spongebob. LOL.

Summer Running

Ok so it is hot and running is getting difficult. I still managed to put down my 20 for this week but really need and want to pick up the mileage. Today was very tough. But I know if I can push through the summer the fall will be that much better for me. Next week will get messed up run wise But looking forward to spending some awesome time with Amie and Ally. Hopefully give my body a little more time to heal up feet and knees still dealing me fits. Hopefully I will update from our fun at Universal.

XTERRA "1/2" in the books

Not as beat up as I thought I would be. I didn't push my knee too hard. Fun experience got to spend time with family and some good friends.

Shocker I am slacking again

413 went well. ended up with a 2:23 which is nothing to be ashamed of as far as I am concerned. Really seemed to suffer the week after ran 2@3 and 1@2 mile runs. This week my legs feel better. I got an 8 miler in Monday and a 4 Wednesday morning. Hoping the rain moves out so me and Glen can get another 4 easy ones in this afternoon. On the horizon is pacer for Michelle for her 50K Xterrra 1/2 marathon Barbarian and Peavine falls run. Hope to just log a bunch of miles in the near future 3N3!!!

RACE WEEK!!

With the 413 coming this Saturday I made myself run 5 on Monday. The farther I went the better it got. Plan an easy 5 on Wednesday and then make it happen Saturday. I am not looking to PR it but want to run the whole thing and have fun. 2:25 or less is the goal which should be doable.

Tuesday night Big Benefit run March 26th 2013

Another awesome Tuesday night run with some good friends!!

And Glen won a door prize!!! I say its rigged lol.

update

Ok last week I had a great week mile wise. Ran 8 Monday am 3 Tuesday night 8 Wednesday morning and 13.1 on Friday morning. This week I ran 6 Monday cut grass Tuesday night ran 6 Wednesday morning. I feel like I am still ready but having a hard time pushing. Hoping for 6-10 tomorrow am and feel better, next week a couple of 5s and the half!! I am ready to back at the line waiting on the starting gun!!

3 weeks till 4:13

I am putting down decent miles right now but my pace is horrible and my feet are hurt. I hope that clears up soon so I can get back to pushing. I feel like I could run a half now but not to the level I would like to run it. I will try to update this regular as it gets closer so I will have a log and can go back and look at how this injury recovery went!

Tomorrow is The Brave Soldier Challenge

I am looking forward to the challenge. The Brahers and the Fosters are going to ride down together. I think I am going to do ok but it may just be optimism. Hopefully I will report back alive and with good news.

what a day

After good runs last week I had the most disappointing and disheartening run this morning I have had in a long time. I know these things happen and it has been a while but it sucked and I didnt need it this week. I will recover and hit it again Wednesday for what I hope is a redemption run.

Well we are less than 2 weeks from The Brave Soldier Challenge

I feel like I am staying in half marathon shape. I couldn't go PR one but feel like I could run one. The BSC concerns me a little on the rowing, box jumps, and monkey bars. I think I can handle it. I am looking forward to it.
Thanks for looking faithful blog followers.

Sorry to my follower. We did survive the Red Nose run. I actually did better than last year. Pretty happy with the run. I am enjoying still running for fun not for purpose and logging some pretty good miles in the process. Saturday will be mine and Glen's first Krispy Kreme Challenge. 2 miles out eat a dozen donuts and 2 miles back. Wish us luck!!

Ok tomorrow will by our second running of the Red Nose Run. We got the opportuity to volunteer to stuff packets at Ronald McDonald house this year and it was a good experience. Looking forward to running it. It is looking like it will be a wet run. I will update if we survive. lol