I forgot to introduce myself! Here I am getting ready to update my progress
and I totally forgot to tell you who I am!
Well here we go…
My name is Jamison and I have a problem. I talk about running. A lot.
Too much so. You know how people
who convert to Catholicism will probably talk church more than a “Cradle
Catholic” will? Well that’s me. I am not a runner by design. I hated running growing up. HATED IT.
“Why should I run? I play
baseball” (actual quote from Jamison Reynolds). I figured as long as I could run fast, 90
feet at a time then I would be ok. So
where and when did my “conversion on the road to Damascus” take place? Sorry for all the church references by the
way, but its Friday during Lent and I am sitting here eating a salad instead of
the pork egg foo yong I am actually hungry for.
I have two amazing children.
They are why I run. My conversion
was not a single moment of time… no instant revelation of wisdom, but a series
of events that led me here.


Well at mile 8 of the 2010 Walt Disney Half Marathon I
realized I was hooked. I wanted more of
this. I wasn’t done. That race was not the end of some journey but
the beginning of another one. Since then
I have run numerous 5, 8 and 10k’s, a warrior dash, 9 half marathons, 3 full
marathons and a Goofy Challenge. My
running team (Team Allears) has close to 100 members, has raised over $140,000
in the fight against cancer and has led to some of my closest friends. I have an amazing wife who supports my habit
and two beautiful, HEALTHY sons. I have
life that I am thankful for every day.
So what am I going to contribute to this blog? 1)I am going
to lose weight. I am currently 198
pounds and plan to get to 180. I will do so by lifting weights, dieting and running. I will post my plans and progress here. 2)I
am changing the way I run. I am
currently like many of you… I use clunky shoes to run in (currently Nike
LunarGlide’s +2). I am also constantly
in pain and injured. I am going to
switch to a minimalist approach and track my progress here. 3)Two of my loves in life are music and craft
beer. You should plan on seeing some
entries on those too. I’ll try to limit
my entries on my 3rd love which is politics… but no promises.
OK, back to your regularly scheduled programs…
Awesome post Jamison! I was a Nike guy in high school and college and have since been converted to Mizunos...
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until you post an entry detailing your visit for the Spring Game. We can go running and take a camera.
ReplyDeleteThe master mind before our blog. It' was great reading your story again my friend. We will be lighter runners by the end of the year, we can do this!
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