Almost race day!

I had a great weekend! It started off with presenting our weight room and philosophy to a large group of Football recruits. It went great and had a lot of great questions. Immediatly after that I went over to the arena to stretch and warmup our Men's Basketball team before their ESPN2 game vs. UALR. We won by 17 points in front of one of the best crouds we have ever had. After that I enjoyed a great evening with my wife.

Sunday, my wife and I woke up and went on a 5 mile run. I wanted to sprint the first 5k and cooldown the last two miles. It resulted in getting a PR in the 5k at 22:15 and finishing with 38:00 in the 5 miles. Im feeling great going into the race on Sunday. My goal is to finish the half marathon in 1:45.

We started our 2 week of winter training w/ Football and the enthusiasm continues to build. I'm looking forward to grinding out with these guys and helping them achieve the goals of our program.

MLK Day 20k

Happy Martin Luther King Day. Jess and I ran a 20k (12.45 miles) in honor of MLK as our last long run before race day. It was cloudy with a light drizzle but was perfect for the run because it wasn't too hot. I was fairly pleased with my time (1:46:21) especially because I didn't really push hard at all throughout the run. I just wanted to get used to running that long. I am now fairly confident I will finish the upcoming ING Miami Half-Marathon in under 2 hours and accomplish one of my many goals for 2011.

Men's Basketball continues to do well as they are now 6-0 in the Sunbelt after beating Western Kentucky 78-73 . Our next game is on Saturday Jan. 22 at 1pm vs. Arkansas - Little Rock at the Burrow! It is a nationally televised event on ESPN2. This will mark the first time ESPN has televised a sporting event on FAU's campus. Looking forward to continued success!

1/12/11

Another great day today! Men's Basketball got another W last night and improved to 12-6. They now go on a road trip to play a couple HUGE league games vs. Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. Hopefully they will return to Boca with a 6-0 conference record.

I formally addressed our Football team today as the Head Strength Coach. The meeting went very well. I reviewed the offseason plan, schedule, introduced the Iron Owl Challenge and went over our program expectations. My first workout as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach is tomorrow at 6am. Dark and Early! Every huge feat starts with one small step!

Had a good run tonight. 3.5 miles in 26:14. This is the best I've felt in a while...no achilles pain!

Back at it!

I took a break from blogging with vacation and the holiday. I have been running while still nursing a sore achilles. Its getting better. I had a eventful weekend with a basketball double header on Saturday! Coach Chancellor Dugan got her 300th win as Women's Basketball defeated Arkansas State 56-52. Men's Baketball also got a huge win as they defeated Arkansas State 61-57. It was highlighted by a great defensive effort getting 10 stops in a row at one point helping us go on an 18-0 run.

I went on a good run today. I just wanted to get a good hour in at a good pace. I ran at a very steady 8:00/mile pace and got 7.6 miles in that hour. It was one of those runs that made me feel it was race day. 21 days until the ING Half Marathon in Miami!

Today, Coach Schnellenberger introduced me to the Football team as their Head Strength and Conditioning coach. I am now completely responsible for their training. Going from being the assistant to now the Head offers me a great opportunity and an exciting challenge. I'm looking forward to starting the offseason, where championships are won!