Zach Johnson wins the Masters!

Congratulations to Zach Johnson on his Masters victory. It's nice to see an Iowan bring home the green jacket. I ran a 28:42 8k this weekend on a chilly day. I'm looking forward to the upcoming road racing season. Happy Easter!

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Mr. Rodgers said it right when he said, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." I think he was talking about days like today. It's a tropical heat wave today with a high in 70's after only a couple weeks ago we had a blizzard and a bad ice storm. It felt great to run outside the last couple of days. I ran about 12 miles this morning and enjoyed the beautiful sunrise. I've been listening to Lance Armstrong's biography "It's Not About the Bike" on my MP3 player. His drive, desire and determination is amazing. I'm looking forward to RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) to see if I can spot him out on the road. Happy trails!

What's this life for?

Have you ever thought about what your suppose to do with your life? Ok, I know that you have thought about different decisions and small things along the way, but have you ever thought about the big picture and what your life is for?

Running across the U.S.

We started this new thing at work where it is the goal of our six member team to exercise our way across the United States. Actual miles of running or biking are counted and 15 minutes of any other type of exercise count as one mile. We only have ten weeks to complete our trek and we are a little behind schedule after one week. If each member of our team recorded seven miles per day we would be on pace. I need to pick up the slack.