Hooters 2 Hooters 1/2 Marathon

So I am sitting here waiting to see if my flight to Ft Dix is actually going to fly today. I should be in Philly headed there right now but the nice weather up North decided to turn crappy again. First I am so glad I do not live up there nor will I ever ! Props to all that do but this FL boy likes this 78* weather right now much better. 

OK yesterday was the Hooters 1/2 Marathon and after about 3 years of wanting to make it, Nadine and I finally did. Usually the last few years we would be headed and training for HITS Triathlon 140.6 in Ocala but because of my trip this year it allowed us to make the Hooters hometown race. 

Race went pretty uneventful, it was smaller 861 finishers and a pretty flat course. We got there early and was expecting great weather, in the 60's and was gonna be warm before over. Rounded up everyone we was meeting and headed to the start. I was expecting more people and though we was lined up close to the front. As the race neared we realized we was pretty far back and I started looking for an escape route around people. Gun went off and I was caught behind the what I would say was a 10+ pace group. Into the grass and around, in and out for first mile. Finally around mile 2 it cleared and settled in. First half of course was flat, not till mile 6.5 where we hit the Ft Myers bridge and had to go over. Course went over and back with a U-turn on other side at mile 8. Mile 9 was on other side of the bridge and by time I go there I knew legs would be shot. We run the bridge but never in a race and never hit at that intensity. Went off bridge and pushed it till mile 10 where Garmin split at a 7:12 pace, then as planned I went into a "relax mode" for next 2 miles. Told myself at 1:30:00 Garmin time I would then drop and start hammering home and thats what I did. Finally caught this girl I was chasing for 9 miles or so and passed her and 3 others in last mile. Finished in a 1:35:17 chip time. where I placed 55th out of 861 overall and 6th out of 57 age group. Not a PR but didnt expect one due to training and this was a last min race. Although I feel I held thins together pretty good and I know that the X2PERFORMANCE helps for sure. It kept my energy & endurance up the entire time. Was using VitargoS2 as fuel out the door but went to gels I carried and grabbed one from course at mile 6, just to be safe. In all I am happy with the day and even more happy that Nadine got a PR on the course. 

If I am ever able to make the race again ! I mean what is better then having Hooters girls out on the course and at finish with beers and wings. We passed on the beer and wings cause we headed to the pool and got in a 30min swim after. 

Huge thanks to X2PERFORMANCE for supplying the power and X1-Audio for the tunes that kept things up beat, without worries from a high sweat rate and water being on them. 

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Starting off 2014 but first 2013 with X2PERFORMANCE

So I was gonna go right into how training is going this year already but I think it is better to step back and look at what 2013 had. It was my first year with X2PERFORMANCE and by using this outstanding product my results showed. I made a short and to the point video and will be posting more as training progresses for 2014 and results from the year.

My 1st year with X2PERFORMANCE

Just click above to watch thanks !

FEB is here

Well if anything I have learned in the last month is strength training is not too bad. I have always done some but Nadine and I have really been getting into the strength training. I have noticed a huge difference in my running and how I feel during the run, after adding in core and balances training. My legs are feeling much more secure and run is coming around. OK its not a whole lot of fun to go ride or run after a leg workout but it is getting easier as it goes. 

SO my whole race schedule has been going through the ringer here lately! The Army seems to be wanting to jump all into it and now found out that I am not only gone all of March but now also all of July ! OK I can work with this but just gotta dump out some longer races I wanted to squeeze in. I was gonna jump into FL 70.3 but I have decided to pass and just go watch Nadine and Natalia race. We are still sitting on Beach 2 Battleship but I am really wanting to either get to Louisville or another IRONMAN event. The X2PERFORMANCE Team is not gonna be at one race this year but is looking for slots in sold out races for us. If that happens there is a couple I would like to do instead of rolling back to FL again this year. Bad news is I dont think Nadine would be going so it would be me solo, just there long enough to race and head home. 

The other day I got a call from the FLNG State HQ's and was asked if I would join the FL National Guard Marathon team and go race in Lincoln Nebraska in May. Of course I said yes ! I cannot pass up that and it works great for me. I wanted to really work on my run this year and now with being gone so much the marathon is the reason I need to work on it more. Cause now there is not a triathlon till later in May and then most of them after July it should work for me. I do think we are going to slide into the Hooters to Hooters 1/2 marathon on March 2, the day before I  leave to head to FT Dix for training. 

Well training is going good and lets see how it keeps going 

2014 New Year and New Blog !

OK I know this has bee a long  time coming but it was been hectic after IMFL and going into HITS Naples 140.6. I have race reports on video and I will link them on here later. I decided to do them in video 1 so I dont have to type and 2 I feel better talking not to  forget much.

SO Now thats its 2014 I never made any goals for the year, I think keeping this blog up and running better will be it !!

I will start this year with some exciting news for me. I had gotten accepted back for sponsorship from  X2PERFORMANCE ! This is awesome cause I truly believe in this product and last year had great results with it. I plan on giving new updates for the for how X2 has been working and my usage of the product. BUT right now you can get 25 % off and purchase of X2  at x2performacne.com

Next I was lucky enough to get selected to also race for Moxie Multisport which is a part of Wattie Ink. I really like hardcore training and these two groups are known for so intense training and racing while having fun.  http://moxiemultisportatx.com/   

you can find out more from the link about the team and what they are up too also on Facebook.

Lastly I also got accepted by X1-Audio and just got my first shipment of product and gave it a test run. Worked awesome ! The headphones are sweatproof, weatherproof and waterproof (depending on which ones you get) 

So as the year roll on I will have a ton of info on new products coming out and new one for me. Looking forward to working with X2PERFORMANCE again had a great 2013 season with many top 10 OA and a hand full of top 5 OA and AG results