I did it. This is me literally 1/4 of a mile from the finish line. I’m high-fiving Micki. Grace took this pic on Mick’s iPhone. It’s pretty awesome. So, Saturday I ran 13.1 miles. I did it. How do we celebrate? First, I want to thank Micki for being so supportive of me being gone so much running. She never, and I mean NEVER, made me feel guilty, said anything...
Celebrating a Legacy
Last week a giant of a man died. Quietly. Which was his way. His name is John Newby. I’m not going to write much obit-style. What I am going to write about is his funeral. Why? it was the best funeral I’ve ever been to. Again, why? Because I saw what I want my funeral to look like. Less about the man. More about his legacy. I knew John from our days working at...
8.5
I did my longest run yesterday. 8.5 miles. 1 hour, 35 minutes. I did it on limited sleep and bad eating. But I did it. I feel terrible but awesome at the same time. Being that we went to Chicago Friday/Saturday and Joel’s [Maust] wedding, I knew that the long run for Saturday would not work. Joel [Miller] and the fam were coming back from Phoenix Friday, so we decided to wait...
5 Miles
5miles Originally uploaded by Jason Archer This is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. And I thought it was going to be hard. But I’m getting there. Last Saturday I ran 5 miles. This past Saturday I ran 6.5 miles. Our pace had us running 1 hour and 11 minutes. Non-stop. It was my longest run ever, beating my run of 1 hour, eight minutes last summer. It was a hard day and a good...
