by richtucker | Nov 26, 2018 | Fitness
Last weekend, I ran the 2018 Mayberry Half Marathon in 1 hour and 58 minutes beating my first half marathon by 30 minutes. I also beat my goal of running it in under 2 hours. I’ve learned a lot about running the last 4 months and for those interested in improving...
by richtucker | Jul 24, 2018 | Fitness
Over the last couple of years, it’s safe to say that I’ve become a big daily streaks fan. It all started 2 years ago when I found myself in the worst shape of my life. My brother had passed one year earlier and I knew he would not be happy that I’d...
by richtucker | May 29, 2018 | Fitness
Train for my first half marathon in a month? In just 34 days, I went from running a 5K at a 9:45/mile pace to running a half marathon without walking or stopping. I came in 398th out of 795 finishers with a time of 2 hours and 28 minutes. Completing this challenge...
by richtucker | May 24, 2018 | Fitness
I did it! I ran 13.1 miles without stopping or walking. A little over a month ago, I decided to run my first half marathon with just 34 days of training. After completing 380 straight days of exercise earlier in the year and rebounding from nerve issues in my foot, I...
by richtucker | May 8, 2018 | Fitness
Compressed training? I decided to run a half-marathon with only 34 days of training after struggling to run a 5K at a 9:45/mi pace. It is doable, but most serious runners have told me that ideally, I’d have two months to train for a half marathon. Norovirus?...
by richtucker | Mar 15, 2018 | Fitness
With 70+ finishers of the #Overcome38 Challenge, my Facebook newsfeed has been full of inspiring stories the last couple of years. Almost 2 years into it and the stories just keep getting more inspiring. First, a huge CONGRATULATIONS Mike D’Avria for passing...
