Sorry I have been gone so long. Here's my update on the road to Warrior Dash NY on August 12th.

In the Warrior Dash, PA I came in
194/7549 over all and
50/1384 among males 30-34.
My time was 30:26.15.

I did not win the beard contest and in fact applauded my competitor, such was the grandness of his beard. I am growing mine still in hopes of taking the prize in August.

I have been trading out my cardio and legs days in P-90X with mountain road and hill running since the first of this year in order to prepare for 1.5 mile hill in NY. It has been slow progress, but progress is definitely being made. The other day my friend Dave and I ran the 3.98 mile loop in Williamsport to test our speed and I did it in 21:18. For those bad with math (me) that's 7.15 minutes per mile average over the course of the loop which is a personal best! I am hoping to do the mountain runs with a weighted vest soon to get some more power in my legs, but I might skip that if my endurance doesn't come up enough to do the 1.5 mile uphill all in one shot without walking.

I hope all of you are keeping up with your goals. Make it happen everybody! Every step forward is one less step you have to take later and before you know it you will look back on all your hard work and be glad you didn't put it off.

Hugh