My First Day at the Store, Sciatica, and More!

Hello Runners,

Today I am working at R3. Trying to learn the ropes a little. There is so much to learn about all the the shoes, and of course, picking the right shoe for the right runner. I'll be watching and learning mostly, and helping out as much as I can. I will be bothering my coworker with a lot of questions! We are having a sale on tights this weekend. 15% off. It's a good opportunity to pick some up before it gets cold.

I actually went to the ortho last week and got a few interesting results. First, I have sciatica. Which is actually what I thought it might be. After some x-rays, I was prescribed some prednisolone, and have a PT appointment for Monday morning. It's good to finally be doing something about it, but at the same time I think it won't be an easy fix. It was stupid to wait so long. I could be training for real right now. I could be planning for the Clarksville Half Marathon. Hindsight is 20-20. We runners always seem to be learning a lot in hindsight. We are all driven to keep going by unseen forces. Unfortunately, that drive usually pushes us past when we should realistically take a break.

The second thing I learned at the ortho is that I have an extra vertebrae. It isn't the cause of any of my problems, nor does it come with any extra benefits. Just a bit of Devin trivia.

Keep it up,

Devin

A good day in Hopkinsville

Hello again runners,

R3 was out and about this weekend with some great results! A big congrats to all of the R3 runners who toed the line at the Hopkinsville YMCA Trot for Troops 5k and 10k. You can see the full results here. Kate Hover took home the gold in the women's 5k (and second overall!) while Mike Henchen ran away with the top prize in the 10k. James Holmes picked up a 2nd place age division award, which was good enough for a 4th overall in the 10k. Mike Kelley picked up the win in his age division and netted an 8th place overall in the 10k. Congrats to all of the runners!

It was a nice overcast day, but was a little windy. It threatened to rain all morning, but luckily the wet stuff held off. The folks at the Hopkinsville YMCA did a wonderful job putting on the race. In fact, I didn't hear any complaints at all. Good job guys!

I was there to help with the timing. Timing races can be pretty stressful! First, you always feel like you are missing out on the run. Second, no matter how prepared the organizers are, there are always some issues. Murphy's law in action! Runners want their times in a hurry and accurately. Even the weather can make things a nightmare! These are all things I never considered before I helped with timing. So the next time you are at a race give a big thank you to the timing folks, and take it easy on them. Chances are they have been putting out fires all morning.

As I mentioned in my last post I have been dragging around a nagging injury all year. I actually made an appointment to get it checked out! I'm pretty nervous about finding out what is going on. Keeping my fingers crossed on this one! I've put it off so long that it will be a little embarrassing to tell the Dr. how long I've been trying to run through it. I just hope he understands runners, and doesn't think I'm a complete idiot. I'll give a status update in the next post...

See you on the roads,

Devin

An introduction

Hello readers,

My name is Devin and I have been invited to contribute to the R3 blog. I'm sure we've seen each other out on the roads or at races. The idea I have for this blog is to share information about R3 (sales, promotions, events, etc.), the local Clarksville running community, and my own personal journey in running. You may be asking yourself why you should care about what I write here. Well, maybe you shouldn't, but I think you will enjoy learning more about the Clarksville running community and events. You may even get a laugh out of some of my personal running experiences. Only time will tell. One thing is for sure, I welcome any and all comments and would love to here from you.

I am by no means a running expert. I am not a nutritionist or personal trainer. But, I have been logging miles (often a lot of miles!)for over half of my life. I ran all through middle and high school for the Firelands school district. I earned a BS from Murray State, and ran track and cross-country as a proud Racer. After a few years in Ohio, I recently returned to MSU to get my MBA. I've stuck with running all the while. Sometimes it has been good (like my debut marathon at Memphis this past December) sometimes it has been bad (I've been injured since Memphis) but all of it has made me who I am. I think I can relate to anyone who has ever logged a mile, so I hope you enjoy my posts! While you are at it, you should check out the R3 Twitter page for all kinds of running news.

Thanks for Reading

Devin Wilber

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LABOR DAY Sales!!

The weather was awesome the last few days and hope everyone got their long run outside in.

WOW!! Labor day is coming and R3 will be open with some great sales.

Attend several Expos in SEPT and OCT

Open Youth Meet September 9th, 2009

• We would like to do a Satelite store in Hopkinsville and Paducah area. What do you think.. please let us know.. cyleste@r3running.com .
• Come check us out this weekend, we have opened the vault for winter items...
• GARMIN is here. A shipment of Garmin is on its way. So get yours as soons as you can or they will be gone..
• Let us know how your shoes are and what you like about them on the blog. More info coming very soon.