Loving God Fellowship has a team in the Salem Hoopla this weekend. The Salem Hoopla is the largest 3 on 3 basketball tournement in the state of Oregon.
Come watch us play this weekend in front of the capitol in downtown Salem!
We will be playing Saturday at
I may even get some playing time!
gaj
I ran the Summer Solstice 10K Friday evening in Salem, Oregon. It was a couple of firsts for me - my first 10k, and my first night race.
Conditions were tough with the race time temperature at 86 degrees, high humidity and pollen floating through the air on the trails. There were a couple of times that I sucked up the white snow flakes from the cottonwood trees. It made breathing very difficult and it took me 4 miles to get my breathing in some sort of rhythm. My legs felt great the entire race, but breathing was tough.
My goal was 52.33 and I did it in 55:40. Overall, I was pleased considering the conditions. And it was an automatic PR for me since it was my first 10K. It doesn't get any better than that!
My whole family was with me which made it great. Becky, Austin, Kelsey and family friend David Sanna. LGF'ers Gina and Rich Harris were also there. Gina ran the 10K, PR'ed (it was her first 10k) and came in 2nd place in her age division. It was a great evening.
To top it off, I came home and played three pickup basketball games with Austin, David and Kelsey!
My splits:
mile 1 - 8:24
2 - 9:08
3 - 9:03
4 - 9:05
5 - 8:57
6 - 8:56
Avg pace = 8:56; 853 calories burned
Click here to view more pictures.
Keep pressing toward the finish line!
gaj
I set another PR today in running the Iris Festival 5K in Keizer, Oregon. I finished 4th in my age group and 56th overall with a time of 25:14.
It was hot! Yesterday, temps reached 99 and at race time this the morning it was 80. That was at 9:15 AM! I had to slow my planned pace because of the heat, but I'm happy with another PR. It's my second record in consecutive Saturdays. Training hard is paying off as I continue to focus on improving speed this year.
I arrived at starting line first (does that count for anything) and put my game face on.
Others quickly joined me, but I had my spot.
Pressing toward the finish line on the last 100 yards.
Me and my iris.
We stayed and watched the parade after the race.
There were these pretty girls on horses that kept riding by and waving at me. Watsup with that?
Click here to check out last Saturday's PR in Silverton, Oregon.
gaj
I've got my game face on and will be going for another PR (personal record) when I run the Iris Festival 5K at 9:15 AM Saturday morning in Keizer, Oregon. This is my home course and I've run this race twice.
I'm coming off of PR last Saturday and a 24 mile training week. I'm pumped!
gaj
I set a PR today running the Silverton Hospital 5k in 25:42 in Silverton, Oregon. I placed 50th out of over 700 and 8th place in the 40-49 age group.
Next up is the Iris Festival 5k in Keizer, Oregon, next Saturday. I'm going to try for another PR as I continue to work on my speed this year.
Click here for more pictures.
gaj
That's my daughter Kelsey. She plays varisity tennis at McNary High School. Click here for some more pictures.
I'm her number one fan and I can't get her to autograph a tennis ball for me. What's up with that?
gaj
We were 4-5 in the last league which was our fist league. Click here for that post.
Today we start again. Click here for the schedule. Click on the "South River Road League".
gaj
I just finished coaching a great group of young men in their late teens and early twenties in a city basketball league. We finished 4-5 and placed 5th in the league out of eight teams. Not too bad for the first time playing together as a team.
We start another league the end of April.
Below are the stats. I’m real proud of each of these young men.
Player PPG Pts
Bryan Nichols 19.5 156 69 2 12 89 20
Austin Johnson 16.3 130 29 21 9 46 19
Chris Brubaker 11.9 95 37 6 3 25 27
Michael Brubaker 11.3 90 34 5 7 62 17
Dustin May 5.0 40 5 10 0 10 5
David Sanna 4.6 32 14 1 1 28 9
TOTALS 67.9 543 188 45 32 260 97
gaj
I'm 6 days out from running the Race for the Roses Half Marathon in Portland, Oregon.
I did an easy 6 mile out and back run on River Road in Keizer, Oregon today. It was 44 and partly cloudy - a good morning to run outdoors. My time was 1:01:26 .
I've start my carb and H2O loading and will continue with it through the week.
I'll keep you posted this week.
You can help me reach my goal. <--------- Click here
Keep pressing toward the finish line!
gaj
I'm not going to let any recession slow me down from making a difference in my day. Are you?
I signed up for my next race today after completing a 14 mile training run. It will be my 5th race in 7 months including 3 marathons in 9 weeks to raise much needed funds for the American Heart Association (AHA). I will be running the Race for The Roses Half Marathon in Portland, Oregon on April 6, 2008. I have until April 26th to raise my goal of $10,000 for critical research to fight the number one killer - heart disease. It's crunch time and I'm pressing on toward the finish line! On April 26, 2008, I will be participating in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk in Huntington, West Virginia. West Virginia leads the nation in heart disease and I want to do something about it to make a difference.
I'm $8,500 from reaching my goal, but check out these numbers. I will reach my goal if
So it is doable and I'm not listening to naysayers that are doing nothing to make a difference in their day. If I can save one life, it will be worth all of the blisters, tendinitis, lost toenails and all of the running shoes I have wore out!
gaj
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