Life running in the dessert

Running Playlist for St. George Half Marathon

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Straight to the Top - Tim McMorris
Larger than Life - PinkZebra
We’re Going Up - Tim McMorris
On Top of the World - Tim McMorris
A Beautiful Day - Benji Jackson
Walk Through Life- PinkZebra
Shine Like Stars - PinkZebra ft Benji Jackson
Rock this Town - Stray Cats
Give our Dreams their Wings - Tim McMorris
Alcatraz - Sound of Guns
Sometimes - Sound of Guns
The a la Menthe (Instrumentale) - La Caution
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Beatles
Dream on - Areosmith
The Kids Aren’t Alright - The Offspring
Worship you - Vampire weekend
Shine - Collective Soul
Carry on - Fun
Symphonies - Kid Cudi
Little Wonders - Rob Thomas
All these things that I've done - The Killers
The Greatest Man that ever lived - Weezer
Somebody to Love - Queen
Lets see how far we've come - Matchbox 20
Bad Blood - Bastille
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
Open your eyes - Guano Apes
Give you hell - All American Regets

Upcoming St. George Half Marathon

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
To be honest, this race kinda snuck up on me. Reason being I have been recovering fro a bum foot for almost the last three months, and I've been sick all week. So when I got an email letting me know that I need to register for this race, I was a little surprised, I though I had more time til race day. But now that race day is here, I am excited to run this race for many reasons: First race of 2015, Running in St.George, Second race of the St.George Racing Series to secure my spot for the St.George Marathon later this year.

The race has also released what the medal and shirts are going to look like:



I think they both look incredible. Definitely a great medal to add to the collection.

Meme Friday - Engineer

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Its Friday, a time to have a little fun with pictures from the web. This weeks memes are from the 'Engineer' category. Enjoy!








Pre-race rituals

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor

http://running.about.com/od/MentalTipsforRunning/fl/Pre-Race-Rituals-to-Keep-You-Relaxed-and-Focused.htm

2,015 in 2015 - Run The Edge Challenge

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
A good friend of mine recently told me of a running challenge that stretches over the year of 2015. This is a running challenge, a virtual race, and great way to motivate you to keep running through out the year. The idea is to run 2,015 miles this year. Doesn't sound as bad as it seems. When you look at the distance closer, it can be broken down to just under 168 miles per month, or 5.5 miles a day.

I think that this is a great challenge! It'll keep you going through out the entire year. I know that many that train for a race later in the year, will sometimes stop running after that race. And running usually does not resume until they have signed up for another race, which may not take place until the following year. This event can moving whether training for a race, or just keeping in shape.

One might look at this and think 'Why don't I run run by myself and keep track of my progress, without signing up for anything?' Many runners can, and many runners do. But a challenge like this gives a little more incentive to run. This program offers ways to track your progress, form teams, prizes and giveaways for reaching milestones, and the best part, getting shirts and finisher medals at the end of the challenge.

I could go on about this race, but there is a lot of information about from their website:
Click here - 2,015 in 2015

I encourage you to sign up, even if you are not running any races this year, at least run to get in great shape this year. They say that this challenge is equivalent to running barely under 77 marathons through out the year.

Meme Friday

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Its Friday, a time to have a little fun with pictures from the web. This weeks memes are from the 'seems legit' category. Enjoy!













New Years Day Early Morning Run

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Waking up to 25 degree weather was not the most inviting when going for a run this morning. I ran with with the Las Vegas Running Club on the strip.

Starting in front of the New York, New York Hotel and Casino



First time using gear to combat cold weather, wish I had gloves this morning.



First time running on the strip since my ankle injury in early November.



Ankle felt stronger than it has been in weeks. I have been resting quite a bit, and today was the first time in a few weeks that I have ran over five miles on pavement.

Little under the weather with a slight sore throat, this started Sunday morning, still have not quite been able get over this, I'm hoping that it does not last too much longer.