What: 25K (15.5 miles) trail run
When: Sunday, April 18, 2010
Where: Mohican State Park
Why: I’m running The Mohican 25K Trail Run (15.5 miles) to raise funds and awareness for Relay for Life. This is my second year participating in Relay for Life. It’s an amazing event and I’m asking you to take action and join the fight against cancer with a donation or by joining your local Relay for Life.

Please Donate: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/tadfry

What: 5K run/walk
When: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where: YMCA of Wooster, 680 Woodland Avenue, Wooster, OH, 44691
Why: In memory of Jim Boyd, a dedicated and loving employee of the YMCA of Wooster, they are hosting their 1st Annual Memorial 5K Run/Walk in his honor. This is a tough road course with a slight upgrade and 2 strenuous hills that are guaranteed to give you a good work out. The race will begin and end at the YMCA of Wooster followed by an award ceremony and a celebration of Jim Boyd’s life.

Course Map: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/oh/wooster/562125192152294154

Sign Up Online: https://www.signmeup.com/65906

I’m excited to be part of an awesome campaign, G Movement!

What is G Movement?
G Movement is a national partnership between Action Against Hunger and The Gatorade Company that harnesses the power of athletics to bring attention to the global hunger pandemic. Participants will complete an athletic challenge of their choice and encourage friends and family to support their efforts with donations to Action Against Hunger’s global programs.

Fight hunger with the power of sport and Join the G Movement:
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/g-movement

If you’d like to see my video, then go to the following page:
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/g-movement/tad-fry

The Akron Marathon Relay 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Team Haste Results

Chip Time: 3:16:07 Pace: 7:29
Co-Ed Results: 15/697(2.15%) Relay Overall: 36/992(3.63%)

Toni ran the 3rd leg of 6.3 miles, and Tad ran the 5th leg of 7.9 miles.

Relay Legs:

1. 3.5 Miles
2. 5.7 Miles
3. 6.3 Miles
4. 2.8 Miles
5. 7.9 Miles

For more details regarding the Akron Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relays please visit http://www.akronmarathon.org.

Race Report:
This was a top-notch event! I was impressed with the organization, and it was easy to get to the relay-exchange points via the shuttles. My relay leg of 7.9 miles went smooth, and the course had great views and awesome crowd support. Great job Team Haste!

Our next event is running the Akron Marathon as a 5-person relay team on Saturday, September 26, 2009! The cap of 5,000 runners for the relays has been met. Toni is running the 3rd leg of 6.3 miles, and Tad is running the 5th leg of 7.9 miles. We can’t wait to run this with our teammates!

Relay Legs:

1. 3.5 Miles
2. 5.7 Miles
3. 6.3 Miles
4. 2.8 Miles
5. 7.9 Miles

For more details regarding the Akron Marathon/Half-Marathon/Relays please visit http://www.akronmarathon.org.

Looking for some motivation? Then check out the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Berlin 2009!

August 15-23, 2009

http://berlin.iaaf.org

http://www.universalsports.com

http://www.flotrack.org/sc/2009WorldChamps

What: 5K run/walk, 10K run, & 1/2 Marathon run.
When: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Where: 121 N. Market Street, Downtown Wooster, Ohio, 44691 at the Gazebo on the Square
Why: Buehler’s Fresh Foods, The Daily Record, Wooster Community Hospital, Zephyrs Gym and the College of Wooster join the United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties in sponsoring United Way’s 5th Annual Heart & Sole Walk/Run.

Sign Up Online: https://www.signmeup.com/3Y2V6K7

Team Fry will be doing the 10K.

We haven’t posted for a long time, but we are still training. There’s a few projects going on at the moment. One of them I am very excited about, but I don’t want to disclose what is happening just yet. You have my assurance though that it is ridiculously awesome.

What: 5K run/walk, 1 mile fun run/walk.
When: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Where: Ellen Shapiro Natatorium (Wooster High School) 515 Oldman Ave. Wooster, Ohio 44691
Why: This event is being hosted by the YMCA of Wooster. All Proceeds for this event will go toward their Strong Families Campaign, which raises funds to increase scholarships, that allows families to benefit from their programs such as; membership, child care, day camps, and at-risk youth programs.

Sign Up Online: http://www.signmeup.com/65181
Event .PDF: http://www.ohiochallengeseries.com/client_images/files/28_event_1873.pdf

While talking to friends and family about my marathon experience and training, the most common response is “I would like to do a marathon, but I do not have time.” My response is, “Yea, tell me about it. I am full time graduate student. I had to schedule my training around classes; doing homework, papers, group projects, and readings; working 20 hours a week as a graduate assistant, and life itself.” After this response the person is dumbfounded and realizes that they do have time. A marathon is like anything else in life that you want to pursue…YOU MAKE THE TIME! It is no different from a persons hobby. You enjoy it so you make the time for it.

Another thing to realize is….there is not a good time to train for a marathon. We all live busy lives and there is always something in the way from training. That something will never go away. One year it will be one thing and the next year, it will be something else. Actually, training for a marathon makes a person better at life. The reason being…the things a person does to train for a marathon can be applied to other aspects of life. Example- time management. The training was important to me so I had to get my runs done early in the morning so I had the evening to do my homework, reading, etc. for my grad classes.  Another example- self confidence. The longer and longer each run gets for me, I achieved another goal in life. Yes, the miles may seem like a lot, but after a person completes an 18 mile run for the first time, victory is achieved. It is just like working. A person may have a lot of tasks to complete in one day. Looking at the list at first, it seems like a lot (just like those 18 miles did), but a person will have the confidence to complete the tasks because he/she can completed the 18 miles.

I could go on and on about having time for the marathon, but I will not bore you.

If you are considering a marathon, I encourage you to pursue it. A good book to read for anyone training for their first marathon is called The Non-Runner’s Marathon Trainer by David A. Whitsett, Forrest A. Dolgener, and Tanjala Mabon Kole published in 1998. Even if you have ran marathons, it is still a good read and may help you. There is a lot of good quotes and thoughts throughout the book on marathon training. My favorite quote comes from the very end of the book, “a marathon is short compared to the journey of life.”