President Obama is Part Kenyan

Obama became the new president today. I noticed he was careful not to say "change" too much in his speech. Instead, he chose words like "remake." But I like Obama. I liked him more when he visited Hayward Field and "hurdled." 

No, that's not why I voted for him, but this is primarily a running blog after all. Despite having the Internet for the past 13 years or so, I've never been good at keeping a blog, but it's about time I do. Let's see how long this lasts.

Running...

In a nutshell: For anyone who doesn't know me, I started running back in 2001. Over the next few years, I got better (fast enough to run D1), but didn't realize I was overtraining until I was in college and got a number of chronic injuries. For a while I tried different activities like cycling, swimming, etc., but there's absolutely nothing compared to running. To get my "fix," I found a little website called LetsRun.com. It was like no other running website I'd seen. These people were as crazy, if not crazier, than I was about running. Soon, I learned a lot about proper training and other interesting things.

Which brings me to today. I wish I had known what I know now about training before I got injured the first time. I still run some, but can't get too far without getting another problem. It's not all sad though. I've now worked with various running websites/publications/organizations to promote the sport I love. I've been all over the country and met some great people. Still, part of me wants to race again so bad.