Long time...!

Wow, it's been a good three months since the last post. What to say...? Well, honored to say that I have one dedicated client and one potential one so TFGP moves forward. More and more my dreams are of the Nortwest and moving to Seattle or now...Portland. I recently ordered a pair of the Vibram Five Fingers (see pic). They should arrive tomorrow. Missed my last race; first time for everything I guess. Anyway, I will ensure that the next time is not another long time, lol!

I DID IT! PASSED THE RRCA CERTIFICATION!

Proud to say that I achieved a pass on the RRCA Coaching certification exam. It was a bit of a tumultuous process but it is over and behind me. I am officially Coach Green; well once I submit my CPR certification anyhow. This is nothing less of a great day and I am thoroughly happy to have one down and one to go. Next I will prepare for the CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)Personal Trainer certification. Greater passion for anything I have never had more than this and I am proud to be running these dreams. Expect great things folks!

When's the next race?!

Sitting here thinking how much I need to get in on another long distance race. Marathons are few and far between in the area of course but it’s been three months since my last one. Seems like a very long stint which I hope to end soon. My big race of course remains this year’s Peachtree Road Race which I am very excited about. With just one month to go I am looking to best my finish time from last year of 56:13 and come in under 48 minutes. I find now more than ever it is not an issue of stamina more than an issue of speed. I can run my thirteen milers with no issue but the challenge for the Peachtree will be a matter of using said stamina and endurance to maximize a fast finish come July 4th. I am thinking of going shirtless for the race this year and will likely pick up a Nano before the event. Every ounce counts and the Nano compared to my phone on my arm will feel like a feather. Also, I plan to get my hands on a Garmin 305 or 310 to maximize my heart rate and have everything right there. June will have to be my step up month on training and also my certifications. Taking the RRCA Test this week and will start taking steps to get to CSCS certification. Wish me luck! This post was all over the place but why not right?! Lol, have a good one!

My first Vlog!! (Cut short though...)

Picked up my second pair of Air Pegasus 26

Here are my second pair of Air Pegasus 26. Picked these up from Phidippides at Ansley. Special thanks to Susan and Greg. Really love these shoes; put 575 miles on my first pair and look forward to putting a lot on these. Only ran 3.72 miles today but it was a great run at Piedmont and I hope to be out again tomorrow. They feel new and familiar and that is the best part of it. In any case I created a video review however due to the file size was unable to upload it. Now I just to get signed up for some races in the near future. Also proud to say that I have covered over 1000 miles now since August of last year and with today's run hit 700 on the Nike+ program. Happy Memorial Day folks!

Pegasus OFFICIALLY retired!

Picked up the Structure Triax yesterday from Phiddipides here in Atlanta and went out to put some miles on them. So far so good, I got the White/grey/yellow version in a size 14. Nice solid build, stiffer than Pegasus but so far so good. Find that the shoes feel very comfortable on packed dirt and sand as compared to the road. It will certainly take a lot for any shoe to outdo the Pegasus for me but so far the Structure Triax are off to a nice start. I think that as time wears on they will break in nicely. I will only put about 400 miles on them and any other shoes going forth from this point. As of the end of yesterday I have covered roughly 989.4 miles and will hit the thousand mile milestone on today’s run! I am definitely excited about that!

Reflections on the RRCA Coaching Certification at Davidson

Good to be back in Atlanta after two days in North Carolina. I must say first off that I thoroughly enjoyed and learned quite a bit from the RRCA Coaching Certification course. Janet Hamilton and Mike Broderick did a fine job presenting the materials and allowing me to soak up plenty of information in the process. Took the four hour plus drive from Atlanta to Davidson and stayed at a Days Inn one exit south of the class. After not being able to sign up for the Atlanta course I signed up for the next close one which happened to be North Carolina. Fleet Feet and its owner Marc Harris were the sponsors and I got to meet him myself as he was in the course with me. Great group, there were about thirty of us, ranging from volunteer coaches, trainers to running store personnel, etc. Many people had different goals ranging from furthering education to career development. As for me I was looking to garner both as I move forward with my endeavor of becoming a trainer and eventual coach. The exercises that we did on day two really opened my eyes to the benefits of proper coaching and planning that go into a training plan rather than simply spitting some numbers into a template and utilizing that. A couple of points were hard for me but that is part of the learning process and I look forward to studying up more in my free time and grasping said points. Physiology over everything was the key to instituting a winning workout program for a client; that plus a good insurance plan to protect you from liability also. One point is that the course is designed for basic level coaching and that at the college or competing level it would be hard to implement some of the material. That in no way implies that the materials are not relevant even at those levels. I was also able to discover more resources that I look forward to utilizing in the future including certifications, sites and answers to questions I had. The only thing that I would recommend for updating in the future is the images in the handouts. The material itself was very well presented but the images simply did not look like anything from the past fifteen years. Besides that I must say that I enjoyed, learned and met people who perhaps one day I can network with as I make my way towards my goal. I have thirty days to complete the 100 question online exam and will then move forward to get my Personal Trainer certification.