Who Am I?

I am an avid runner and have been running since I was 15 years old. I began running low to medium distances while on my high school track team, running the 800 meter and 1600 meter races (I was a sub 5 miler and a 2 minute 800 runner). In addition to the track team, I also joined the cross country team. After high school I still wanted to run and decided to start doing road races. I have probably ran a couple hundred 5k races (16.29 PR)along with many 10k's as well. In 2009 I decided to step up my game and try to tackle my first marathon. I will be honest; the only reason I did this was because my father ran a few and I wanted to show him that I could do what he did. I trained poorly for my first one and regret it. If you are going to run a race, train like you want to win. I still continue to run marathons and other distances as well, and every race is a chance for me to better myself.
I started this blog to hopefully communicate with other runners and to shed any knowledge I may have about the sport that can help other runners. I believe running is the best sport and can be a great stress reliever. I encourage all runners to spread the word of our sport and show people why running is so good and why the community of runners has such great people. You can follow me on twitter @byrne1324 or find me on facebook- Shaun Byrne

Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Week After A Marathon

     Normally on Sundays I would post each day of the previous week and tell you how I trained each day.  Well if I did that today for you, most days would say the same thing.  Rest Day! All week I really wanted to get out and run or go to the gym and work out, but I knew the smart thing to do was just rest and get my legs back under me. I honestly felt really good on Wednesday during the week and the thought of running did cross me mind. I however will need my legs to be really fresh this weekend coming up.  So everyday when I came home from work instead of changing into my running clothes and going for a run I found myself sitting on the couch and watching TV.

I felt like Al Bundy
    I did receive some good news on Tuesday. I was contacted by the Battle Frog Race Series and told I was accepted as a field team member. Basically what this means is I have my own promo code that can be used for every one of their races. Any who uses my code gets 15 percent off the registration fee. Also, anytime Battle Frog does a race that is close to me I will be invited to help work the booth or talk to people about the race series.  So if anyone is ever interested in doing an obstacle race I suggest you look into the Battle Frog.  It is a great race that will push you to the limit. My code is BFByrne so if you know anyone or you see that they are in your area please pass my code along.

With more time on my hand this week I was able to finalize some things for this weekend coming up. If you don't know yet what I am doing let me explain.  On November 1st at 5:00 pm Chris Smith @chrismith6944 and myself will be doing a fundraiser for Children's Hospital. It will take place on the track at Woodland Hills High School in Churchill. We will take turns running for 24 hours straight I think that is day light savings so it may turn into 25 hours. One of us will be on the track at all times and be running or walking. Originally when we came up with the idea we assumed it would be just me and him, but people started to ask if they could come up and take some of the running off of us if they donated. I am just coming off a marathon and Chris fractured his foot a month ago. We are both going to be put to the test but with so many people saying they will come and help out I can see our running time is probably going to be cut in half.  I figured most people wont show up during the night so that is when we will both have to take turns. This is also the reason why I started it later in the day. We want fresh legs when it is dark out.  Even if people don't want to run they can still come and donate or they can use the link and donate directly to the page set up through the hospital.  http://www.givetochildrens.org/24HourRun 
I am very excited for this event, it is going to really push me to the limit having just done a marathon. Most of all though I am glad that I can use running and give back to people who need it.  I hope everyone can stop up at some point in the 2 days and show their support. 



This week I will do some light running at the beginning of the week, but nothing crazy. I will probably go to the gym and work out most days to keep my legs fresh.  I can't wait until next week to share how the event turned out with all of you.  Until then be safe on the roads.

6 comments:

  1. Congratson being invited to part of the Battle Frog series! You are right to rest up for such a huge weekend. Sorry to hear that Chris fractured his foot. Sounds like it will really be a big challenge for you both.

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    1. Yes it will be a big challenge, but I believe we are both up to it.

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    2. I'm bringing a cooler of beer and getting drunk while u run. I will fire my empties at chris.

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    3. Kevin just make sure you hand me off some beers as I go around.

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  2. Good luck on your fundraiser run! Can't wait to hear about all 25 hours of running!

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    1. I can't wait to share it with everyone, hopefully all goes well

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