The Bearded Runner

- The one where I ran to Mission Hills - Welcome back to my BLOG! Trying something new today...  How about a Route Report with pictures? A ...    B earded R unner AD venture    -  if you will -    lovingly called a " BR.AD " Let me know if you like it or not.  The Half Marathons are getting close and training is intensifying, when the coach says 9 miles @ 10:30 pace, that's what I do (fast 10k the next day or it would have been longer) .  I asked around and could not find anyone to run with, so I went on a     BR.AD   :)   Thought I would start in Westport, a favorite of mine for long runs, at Run 816.  The route was posted by 816 Run club as 11 miles.  Since I needed 9, I customized the route and went ahead and made it a scenic run, with very little traffic, through SO many great locations.    Perfect for an easy day, no matter the pace. Here are a few streets that I have ran in the area (as per Citystrides.com)  The route was based mainly on mileage but how can you

Welcome back to my BLOG!  Well those were fun...  I have done back-to-back races three times now in preparation for the I-35 Challenge progressively increasing the distances - one was even a back-to-back-to-back weekend!  Pretty sure everyone reading this knows what the I-35 Challenge is and for me (this year) it is the 'Garmin' Kansas City Half Marathon and (just up I-35) the 'IMT' Des Moines Half Marathon the next day.  It is touted as; TWO RACES - TWO CITIES - TWO STATES - ONE EPIC WEEKEND I am sure it will be, but I need to prepare and train for it.    With help from Nick at PR Project KC, we are getting ready for not only that  EPIC WEEKEND  but specifically I am training for a Sub 2-hour Half Marathon in November.   THAT is the real goal :) July 3&4 was my first back-to-back of the year .  This weekend also marks the start of official training for my Half Marathon PR on November 6th.  Coach said to 'Race' Stars & Stripes 5k on Saturday and d