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Jul 29
Just Add Water Ep-2
In this micro adventure I actually find the 312 foot ship! Here is what ULA has to about their rocketship… The R/S Rocketship, as it’s now called, is a 312-foot vessel designed specially to transport boosters and other large rocket components from Decatur to launch sites 8,000 miles away in California and nearly 1,700 miles …
Jul 29
Just Add Water Ep-1
In this micro adventure on I go in search of a mysterious ship on the Tennessee River that I found last year. This ship was so big it had no business being on a river. So last week I decided to get to the bottom of it. If I can find it again I’ll get …
Jul 29
Running for 48 Hours Ep-6
Did I finish my quest to race 100 miles in less than 48 hours? What did Merrill’s Mile look like? What problems did I face? The crazy goal of attempting to race 100 miles is to receive the coveted belt buckles. Buckles are a tradition to receive when you cross the finish line after completing …
Jul 28
Running for 48 Hours Ep-5
I’m a goal setting type person. Goals help motivate me to do and be my best. This become uber important for me when it comes to ultra marathons like a 48 hour event. Remember, micro adventures can be of a personal and/or physical nature! In episode 5 you’ll hear about a basic pattern that I …
Jul 28
Running for 48 Hours Ep-4
In Ep-4 of “Running for 48 Hours” I’ll share the top 3 show stoppers when it comes to ultra running! I’ll answer the question, “Is the race going to happen?” And, I’ll catch you up on how my training week went. You can be in the best shape of your life. Have all the training …
Jul 28
Running for 48 Hours Ep-3
I had a very interesting start to the sport of ultra running. It all started while laying on my couch, getting up and trying to run a mile. Spoiler alert…I failed miserably. In episode 3 of Running for 48 Hours I’ll share more about how I started in ultra running, my unorthodox training philosophy, my …
Jul 27
Running for 48 Hours – Ep-2
In this episode of Running for 48 hours I’ll answer the top 3 questions asked… 1. Do you run the entire time? 2. Do you sleep? 3. What do yo eat? I’ll also update you on my first week of training. Again, this is a micro adventure of a personal and physical nature. Not all …
Jul 27
Running for 48 Hours Ep-1
So, in a moment of weakness I decided to enter a 48 Hour Endurance race to see if I can go 100 miles! In this series I’ll document my training and answer many of your ultra running questions! This becomes a micro adventure of a personal and physical nature. Not all micro adventures have to …
Jul 25
Searching for Dolphins Ep-1 and 2
So I decided to go to Orange Beach for this Micro-Adventure in search of wild dolphins! Most of our visit would include double red flags which I’d never experienced before. But that’ what long beach walks are for! Weather was pretty good overall but the highlight would be the search for wild dolphins! We would …
Jul 25
Running from Bigfoot Ep-3
So I finally get to visit the Expedition Sasquatch Museum in Episode 3 of Running from Bigfoot! This micro-adventure started out as a running adventure in interesting areas… Known bear country. But what you may not know is that there have also been Bigfoot sightings! So I decided to go for a run that ended …