active rain running challenge: Goals Make a Difference - 07/16/08 01:01 AM
Soccer is a sport that really relates well to life. Teams spend most of the game working the ball to score a goal and rarely actually score.
Goals in life are much the same. We seem to start each year with a "New Year's Resolution" or at the very least … (5 comments)
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active rain running challenge: AR Running Challenge - Evening Runs - 07/11/08 02:24 AM
Yes, the Active Rain Running Challenge continues. My 20 minute workouts, at least 3 times a week are getting easier as I enter week 5.
The past couple workouts have been in the evening, as the sun is setting, and the heat of the day settles into the night sky. One … (1 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Hoopfest Photos - 07/02/08 04:22 PM
The last week in June is Hoopfest Weekend in Spokane. Our family travels over the Cascade Mountains every year to participate in the largest 3 on 3 street basketball tournament in the world. Here are some pics from this year's event:
Taylor and Tanner Hoop It Up at … (4 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Hoopfest Weekend - 06/27/08 04:38 PM
It all leads to this - Spokane Hoopfest - the training, the sweat, the early morning runs has all had a purpose, besides getting me in better shape. HOOPFEST weekend is here.
Spokane Hoopfest is the largest 3 on 3 street basketball tournament in the world. For years my … (1 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Puyallup Relay for Life - 06/24/08 10:57 PM
What a perfect day to celebrate life in Puyallup at the Relay for Life event at Emerald Ridge High School. Hundreds showed up on Friday night to honor survivors, support the families affected by cancer, and walk for a cure. With Mt. Rainier standing in the distance, it was a reminder … (2 comments)
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active rain running challenge: AR Running Challenge - 06/23/08 01:30 AM
For those of us continuing our commitment to workout 3x a week for 20 minutes each time, it has been rewarding to see a change in attitude, stamina, and shape.
This begins the third week of the Active Rain Running Challenge and it is not too late to join the group … (2 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Early Morning Hoops - 06/18/08 01:38 AM
Usually the only time I am up before 7:00 am is because my kids wake me up. Today, however, a new desire hit me at 6:00am and I headed off to the YMCA to play some basketball. It amazed me to see the number of guys on the court so early … (1 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Perseverance to the End - lesson from Tiger and Rocco - 06/16/08 06:45 PM
While hitting the streets to run on Monday morning, I thought of the amount of perseverance it takes to complete the race. Whether it is finishing a 20 minute run, three times a week or making phone calls for 2 hours a day to lead generate, it takes perseverance to finish the … (2 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Active Rain Running Challenge June 15 - 06/15/08 04:52 PM
Happy Father's Day! It has been a little rough in the later part of the week to get my run completed. Two down this week with one to go. Why does everything seem to take a priority over a run.
It's so easy to plop in front of the TV and watch … (1 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Active Rain Running Challenge June 12 - 06/12/08 11:25 PM
Another cool morning for a run and not much time to complete it. Today I barely made the 20 minute run before heading off to swim lessons with my kids.
Isn't this job amazing? I can get up, go on a run, and join my kids for swim lessons on a … (7 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Active Rain Running Challenge June 11 Update - 06/11/08 12:59 PM
The clouds remain hovering over Puyallup and the JUNuary chill continues to bite. Bundled up in a sweatshirt my morning run started with a new end in mind. A new route never run before made the day different. Coming down the south hill was a welcome change from the flat layout typically … (0 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Active Rain Running Challenge Update - 06/10/08 12:50 AM
We are five days into the running challenge with four committed individuals ready to make an effort at a healthy lifestyle. Anyone can join at anytime to our commitment of doing a 20 minute workout, 3 days a week.
On Sunday, I loaded up the kids in the carriage that is … (4 comments)
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active rain running challenge: First Day of Running Challenge - 06/06/08 01:39 AM
The day began with a drizzle and gray skies here in Puyallup, WA. A cold chill in air made it just right for the premier day of the Active Rain Running Challenge. Actually, I was exhausted and had no desire to run this morning, but knowing that I just started this … (1 comments)
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active rain running challenge: Active Rain Running Challenge - 06/04/08 11:08 PM
Last year I was a PE teacher, football coach, wrestling coach, and basketball coach at a junior high and working out every day with the kids, running, lifting weights, and playing games. In June '07, I left my teaching career of 13 years for a career in real estate.
Now I notice a change in … (9 comments)
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