Top 10 Moments of 2015

1. Camel City Mile

Down to the wire with Will Leer and Leo Manzano

Possibly the "Photo of the Year" for me

2. USA Indoor Nationals

Coach Ruud Van Thienen and I in record snow in Boston, MA

Start of the second lap in a very tactical affair!

4th Place finish!

3. Altitude Training in Colorado

Thank you to Dr. Jay Kinsman; he hosted me for 3 weeks in April this year at his home at 8,500 ft.

My first helicopter ride with my girlfriend who is much more fearless than I

Shirtless at 4,500 ft.

Training run with my girlfriend in the snow at 9,000 ft.

4. Surgery

Moments after surgery in the recovery room

The first moments after arriving home post surgery

First post surgery outing--this veteran wanted to race (see dog in basket)

First steps without crutches using the Lowe's basket for support

5. Badwater Crewing

Badwater Salton Sea Crew after 81-mile race in CA desert.

Badwater 135 Starting Line--the hottest place on Earth

Badwater 135 Packet Pick-Up

6. Traveling the USA

Training at my favorite track in the country--JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, NC

A weekend in Las Vegas

Spending my birthday in Atlanta, Georgia: pre Chris Brown concert!

Malibu, California

7. Charlotte Country Day XC Coaching

Our team finished up our season at the State Championship on a high note in my first year coaching

Thank you, Meredith, for your help in making me a part of this team

8. Jared and Jacob

Jared and Jacob (twins in all black) at their State Qualifier XC meet

Below are the boys and I after their final high school Cross-Country race

There is not a whole lot I would rather do than spend time with these boys!

9. RunningWorks

Run for Your Life Summer Track Series was a highlight of the year for all at RunningWorks--here I am pacing
some of our guys in the 3200

RW 4x100 meter dash rehearsal at the RFYL Summer Track Series--they ended up winning the series in the event!

My three worlds (RunningWorks, The Palmetto School and CCDS XC) collaborate to support The Run for Attention
and The Palmetto School where I used to teach K-2nd grade

The RW Staff are my family: here we are spreading the word about more than running

Pre-ThunderRoad Marathon where we had 15 homeless men and women complete the half and full marathon

Neighbors from The Relatives on Ramp Program enjoying a Charlotte Knights baseball game

One of RW biggest supports, Performance Therapy, at the OrthoCarolina 10k Classic

RW at The Rookie Run

RW at The LungStrong 15k

RW at The Shamrock 4 miler

My RW children!

10. Speaking 

 RunningWorks at The Children's Attention Home's weekly program

Thankful for the opportunity to speak to the Belmont Abbey College track and cross country teams

Saturday Bike and Run put on a fun pancake run in Rock Hill, SC

Speaking to long time RW supporter--Ally Bank here in Charlotte, NC

***Virtually 100% of these photos were taken (or arranged) by Meredith Dolhare. Thank you and I love you very much.