As lot of you know I love to run, and know what it takes to complete a marathon.  As you might imagine my thoughts just go out to everyone affected by the events in Boston.  You also may have seen I fell in love with my new shoes from a great company called Altra .  It was even my honor...

What a run and what a day, a really long day. I would have liked to say to my time was a faster but being Disney, I also realized I only had 3 goals for this run: Ride Expedition Everest Finish Collect the Bling In this regards I was 100% successful! I even got to meet one of my motivators...

To start I am runner trapped in a big guy’s body. I am 6’2” and well over 250lbs, and this year that will change! Why do I mention this? Simply because I want you to realize I switched to Altras and I am not planning on switching back. If you are a big guy or gal, I bet one of the first...

Whoooohooooo here we go Race Week!  How am I feeling:   I am so very excited to run this year.  It is not just for the bling either as nice as it is.  This is really the first time I am going to get to run the marathon  with dear friends of mine.   More importantly...

Okay, so this is supposed to be week 18, but I do not know how to count, so this week 17 redo.  I also realized I had signed up for a run called the New Years double, which I had committed to running a 1/2 marathon on New Years Eve and again on New Years Day.  Again I do not know how to count...

Okay so I messed up a small bit, I do not know how to count out 18 weeks from the marathon date and I think I started my training a bit early.  So this week I do not have a big plan, and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!  This week will be a good week but not too...

Wow a great 20 miles last weekend, and felt strong.  Only had one small hiccup, I thought the water fountains on my route were year around.  As it turns out they are not and even though I was out of water and Gatorade, I was able to get back to my car around mile 18.  At my car I had some...

So here is the last official “long” week of the training and then the distances start to taper.  Really looking forward to the 20 this weekend and running with my friends.  I also already have the confidence I will make the run successful.    Just a matter of going out and proving...

I was asked the other day why I post my running schedule to my blog and who do I post for.  I post the schedule for one simple reason, accountability.  I find posting my schedule really helps to keep me accountable to my running plan and allows me to focus on the plan for the week.  This...

Okay so really it is closer to 6 because I do not know simple math and the calendar.  So here we are on what I like to call the confidence building runs.  For me, this is normally the part of the training I dread the most.  I really dread the mental aspect of the mileage more than the...

It is just one of those weeks, everything seems to moving slow, and travel it a lot, and you keep waiting fro Friday, or the clock to move faster.  In a nut shell ARE WE THERE YET!  Well I have hit that point in my training, Are we There Yet!  I know every time during training you hit...

After the foot surgery and one the reasons of foot surgery was to improve my form.  I wanted to get more onto my forefoot and less heel striking.  In the long term this is how I am going to improve my running and I knew the form I wanted to strive for.  Even though I did not know it Jimmy...

Just a quick post this morning and it is geared to everyone running in Disney or anywhere it gets hot.  I had a great run on Saturday morning, and felt strong throughout the 15 miles.  My one thought when the alarm went off Sat. at 5:30 am was, crap, I want to sleep more.  I also knew...

Wow, what a week and what a fun 14 miles.  I ended up having to run the 14 on Friday, and glad I got it in.  Thanks to John and Jimmy for hanging out with me and running, and also had no music.  So this 14 was the longest I have run since my surgery and longest without music.  Fun...

So here we are week 7, and last week I had a great week of running until the weekend.  I was just not able to get myself motivated to run the 9 miles.  Normally, I can just wake up and go.  That was the problem this weekend, I could not just wake up.  Sure the alarm got me up but...

So this last week was a great and fun week!  Had the longest run to date during the plan at 12 miles.   It was great run even though it was cold and my good friend John and I did it in 2:14:28.  As you can see the run was a little over 2 hours and I could not have done it without...

So this is a fun post for me to write and the technology for running has come a long way from Pheidippides    I think most of us run with a GPS watch, heart rate monitor, and music,.  That does even include the technology built into our clothing from shoes, to wicking fabric, socks….etc...

Happy week 4!  This is going to be a great week of training and I am just jacked up and ready to run this week.  While I know I still have a long time to go until the run and several longs week in front of me, I feel good about this week!  I think what is helping me this week (and really...

So here I am a bit behind again, but the travel this week was a bit heavier than I expected so sorry for the delay.  For those of you following along at home I am using the Hal Higdon Novice 2 program: Novice 2 .  So last week I mentioned I am not running Goofy this year, and the main reason...

So it has officially begun, technically it began last week, I was just a bit behind.  Life can get crazy like that.  I am running the 20th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Marathon.  You may be asking two questions, first you might have the sane question, why not goofy?  Well...

So who is with me just got the email today: Registration Confirmation for: 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon Dear Matthew, Congratulations! You are now registered for 2013 Walt Disney World Marathon . Please check the event's official website for updates: http://www.runDisney.com This is for the...

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So I have been quiet for a long time since I have been somewhat quiet over the past few months.  Well it has been a whirlwind, so if your interested read on.  Business Tale: So my career side I have decide to take a bit of change inside of Microsoft and step away from technical evangelism for...

Well this year was not nearly as good as last, and is really a bummer year for my predictions.  I am getting a better understanding of what is the trends are, so look for some better predictions next year!  On the bright side I did pull a Chuck Woolery with my results this year: Total 2.2 Cleveland...

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