3rd ANUAL 4TH QUARTER CHALLENGE. SO WE HAVE CREATED A CLASSROOM FOR US TO TRACK OUR DAILY PROGRESS. WE WILL BE USING A GOOGLE DOC TO TRACK EVERYONE AND SHARE STATUS UPDATES HERE AS WELL. SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS AFTER YOU COMPLETE YOUR DAILY MILES AND PUSH UPS COME HERE AND POST IT ****TO THIS CONVERSATION THREAD**** WE WILL ALSO BE SHARING ALL 4TH QUARTER UPDATES HERE. This challenge is a grind I promise, but there is nothing like making 2026 the best year yet, by finishing out 2025 on the right note!!!

Ok ok ok I hope you all got at your "turkey trots" out of your systems last week. lol and are ready to Go big again for episode 17 of Eat Cake Run Club Big Run Weekend. Pro tip, the bigger miles the more X-mas cookies and Nog one can consume guilt free.. Just saying. Our current 20 mile "bomb 💣💥streak is @ 7 weeks this weekend... the old record is still standing at 8 weeks... Do we have what it takes to keep tracking that old record down.... "we shall see"... The holiday season is always a busy one, life and activities become very time consuming and it easy to just say we will get back to it again after the new year.... But that is where BRW comes in. Remember that BRW is not about miles, or pace it is about getting out and doing something hard, sometimes that hard is just getting in a run. But you will never regret getting it in. I promise. Let's have a BIG WEEKEND and be sure to share it with this group. No matter the run if you did it, it makes us all encouraged and better. You all are amazing humans and I say this kindly and with full honesty, there is amazing accomplishments and achievements this group has had..... However.... I know for a fact we are still just getting started and that we all can level it up notch. We all have more to give. I promise that too. LFG. V

❄️ Winter Running Tips (ECRC Edition) ❄️ ***add the best tip you have for "winter running in your current geological location. 1. Dress in layers…Because nothing humbles you faster than starting a run freezing, and finishing it looking like a sweaty onion with clothing tied around every limb. 2. Warm up inside, do some high knees in your kitchen. Do some butt kicks in your hallway. Bonus points if your family watches you and questions every life decision you’ve ever made. 3. Accept that you will slip on ice.Just call it “dynamic balance training” and pretend it was intentional. Olympic-level agility, baby. 4. Don’t overdress, You may start the run feeling like you’re entering Antarctica, but 10 minutes later you’ll swear someone put you in a sauna with a windbreaker on. 5. Protect your face.Wind chill will slap you harder than your alarm clock at 5AM. Buffs, balaclavas, or your hand pretending to be a shield — use something. 6. Accept the snot rocket.Winter running is basically a faucet you can’t turn off. Do it discreetly… and away from the wind. (Trust me.) 7. Keep your water warm.Because nothing says “athlete” like trying to drink your hydration only to discover it’s turned into a slushy.

I am planning to run R2R2R in the Grand Canyon next October and would love some company if anyone wants to go. I use the word run loosely as there will be a significant amount of hiking. I have a few friends who might go but the more the merrier! I am going to be booking my hotel room at the south rim’s Thunderbird Lodge for Oct 3rd-8th. This hotel is not too expensive and is walking distance to the trailhead. They open up reservations on Oct. 1st for next October. Let me know if you are interested or have any questions.

Oh you all thought that because of Thanksgiving and all the "Turkey trots" yesterday that might change Eat Cake Run Club BIG RUN WEEKEND..... NOPE... Consider those Trotting miles a warm up.... Because the weekend is here.... and it is time for EP: 16 Big Run weekend. Can the 20 mile 💣💥 run last and live to "play another day'? LETS GOOO.... What BIG RUNS DO WE HAVE PLANED THIS WEEKEND.... ? ps: Pie is cake too!