Soooo… this is my first attempt at blogging. I’ve been putting the finishing touches on the barebones frame of this blog and it’s been pretty stressful so far. Trying to get the right feeling and set-up to allow me to express myself is hard work. I think mainly because I’m really not sure what I want this to look like in the end. I’m sure that it will morph and change as it matures into a big-boy blog. My intentions are to create a site to allow me to write about my runs, the gear I’m into and the food I’m eating while preparing for training and races. I’ll start by saying that I’m not a great writer. I was talking to a friend and they said just write as if you were speaking to your best friend. So thats what I’m going to do. You’ll be getting raw unedited banter.
A little bit about me. I’m married to the most amazing woman, Megan! Together we have a awesome two year old son and another little jam eater on the way in January! I like watching and playing hockey, spending time with my family and of course, running. I made a few life changes last year that brought me to where I am today. I started running in March but really starting training for my first run in July. I also started eating vegetarian in July and gave up drinking and partying for a healthy lifestyle. I haven’t had a drink, smoke or anything of sort since mid June 2013. Those were the best decisions I’ve made in the life. I feel great, my relationship with Megan and my son are stronger than ever. I have learned so much in the last year and one of those things that was I don’t want alcohol or drugs in the life. We refer to these changes as “The new Jared”…
I’m starting to plan out my next run and what my 2014 run schedule is going to look like. I’m thinking of attempting three half’s and a full marathon in the fall. The first will hopefully be the Marco Island Bridge Run on March 16th. Megan and I are sorting out the logistics of travelling to Florida with a two year and an 8 week old, which should be interesting to say the least. I wanted to do my first run early in the year to allow me lots of time to recovery in between. When I was training for the Scotiabank half last October I ran into some “tweaks” (as I like to call them) that I’d like to avoid this time around. I’ll write more the Marco Island run and my training plans in the future.
Keep on moving,
JA
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