The Hope and Faith Tour featuring other races schedules

As race day approaches in 10 days for the Jingle Bell 5k Run for Athritis in Fargo, ND, I am ready to run and my running has been gradually going along good since my foot injury. I have been averaging 15 minutes to now 30 minutes and picked up the tempo of my runs.

I have my running playlist uploaded and I was surprised on how much music I listen to during my runs which is very often. I do occasionally run without music, and people find this odd that I do run while listening to an audio book from iTunes. It does help me with the long runs though.

But here is the Hope and Faith Tour schedule for 2012 and some dates for those runs have not been determined yet but I will let those know about what is coming.

April 27-28 Christie Clinic Illinois Half Marathon in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
May 19-21 Fargo Half Marathon in Fargo, North Dakota
June-The Coulee Trail Classic 4.2 miles in Washburn, North Dakota
June 30-the Warrior Dash in South Hastings, Minnesota
July 4-The 4th of July 5k in Mandan, North Dakota
August-the Harvest Fest 5k in Underwood, North Dakota
September-Bismarck Kroll's Diner Half Marathon in Bismarck, North Dakota
                  -John Colter's Run in Bozeman, Montana-still undetermined
October-Bank of America's Half Marathon in Chicago, Illinois
             -Medcenter One's Breast Cancer Awareness 8k in Bismarck, North Dakota
             -Monster Dash 5k in Bismarck, North Dakota
November-the Turkey Trot 10k in Bismarck, North Dakota
December-the Jingle Bell 5k Run for Athritis in Fargo, North Dakota

This highlighted races are half marathons for charities and the rest are for awareness and funding/research. And then there are some that I have grown fond of for the past few years. And yes, a total of 13 races this coming year and I am still finding out if I can run another half marathon for Team Challenge for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's national team in 2012 in Las Vegas!

It may seem like I have a lot of races coming up but I love them. There is nothing like finishing strong and knowing you did your best and to share it with many others. I am very excited for my upcoming races in North Dakota and many other states.

One that became new with me is the Warrior Dash in South Hastings, Minnesota because it is a challenge for me and to others, it seem barbaric but to me, it looks fun and I am always up for a challenge.

The Warrior Dash consists of 3 hellish miles through rough terrain, mud and obstacles. I will add on a link for those who are interested in what I am discussing here. And yes, to answer your questions, I am indeed crazy and have lost my marbles but hey, you only live once. I am doing this race to say that I have done it without any regrets.

http://www.warriordash.com/

Usually when I get done racing an event, I always get a person who asks me what my favorite race was and my reply is, "the next one." because there is that idea in my mind on what to expect and to shock myself in my performance.

Hopefully, this blog gets you an idea on what is in store for the future for me and my running.

Thanks once again, readers.


Jeff Turning Heart Jr., a.k.a. Jeff Runs A Lot
Team Heart Militia Chief