Why I Run

Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon race report

Sean Brown — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:11:38 +0000

Here’s the short version. Yesterday at the Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon, I set a new personal record: 1:51:48. Funny thing is, I almost didn’t even run the race. Back in the winter when I committed to training for and running the Chicago Marathon, my friend and running guru, Mike B, helped me put together [...]

Running with a purpose

Sean Brown — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:21:39 +0000

I’ll admit it, when I started running a little less than a year ago, I did it for selfish purposes. I felt old, fat, and honestly, not a very good example for my two young boys or my wife. Running has helped me become a better example for my family. As I got into running [...]

Learning has (not) occurred

Sean Brown — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:38:24 +0000

For the past few months, I have written about the heat and how I’ve dealt with it on a number of occasions. In a post in June titled “Learning to run in the heat”, I actually wrote these words: “A bunch of more experienced runners all say the same thing: when you run in heat [...]

Two months until the Chicago Marathon

Sean Brown — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:44:45 +0000

Things always seem so far away when a journey begins, then time seems to accelerate as you get closer. Well, August has begun and the heat from July has decided to stick around for one (hopefully) last hurrah. As of today, I am two months away from an attempt at achieving a lifelong goal: complete [...]

July wrap-up, making progress

Sean Brown — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:29:31 +0000

July has been an interesting month of running on a number of fronts. Overall, I’d have to admit that it has been the most challenging month of running I’ve had since beginning this journey last September. Now that it is nearly over, I can also say that I’ve made the most progress during July than [...]

Asking for help

Sean Brown — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:10:19 +0000

Marathon training has been going well. I think I’ve finally learned to take it a little easier on long runs in the heat and humidity, so I’m feeling stronger throughout the run. This Sunday will bring a new milestone for me: a personal record for distance. My training plan calls for 14 miles and to [...]

Good riddance to June

Sean Brown — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:52:40 +0000

It’s (obviously) been a while since I’ve posted here, so I’ve got a lot to cover. Let’s get to it. I hated June. It’s not really June’s fault, but the weather around here was tough to run though. Many, many hot and humid days and I’m sure I’m not alone in saying it’s very difficult [...]

Learning to run in the heat

Sean Brown — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:22:42 +0000

Back in February/March, I took my family on vacation to the Bahamas, and for the first time, had to run where it is warm. Since I just began running in September of last year, I had never run in temperatures above about 60F. I remember wondering why I found it difficult to run medium distances, [...]

National Running Day

Sean Brown — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:38:36 +0000

I’m pretty sure they’d take my blog away if I didn’t post something on National Running Day. Today I ran 5.25 miles. Blog, retained.

Runners are giving

Sean Brown — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:29:49 +0000

One of the things I noticed at my very first race last September was how much encouragement runners were giving each other, not only before the race but also during and after the race as well. I was so taken by it that after I ran the 5K that day, I stuck around to cheer [...]