Happy #MusicMonday folks! A trending topic on Twitter, I periodically share my current playlist. I'm gearing up for two big races in March - One being the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach (March 21) and Richmond VA's Monument Avenue 10K (March 27). What did I get myself into? Definitely in the mind set by running 5+ miles per day and watching what I eat and drink! Can't do it without good music blasting from my iPod. Here's my current playlist:

It's Tuesday, but I wanted to release my latest playlist for Music Monday, a weekly trend on Twitter. A lot of remixes and mash-ups get me running longer and definitely gets my heart rate up. 

Sad - but true to say, we are in the dog days of summer, but as runners nothing can prevent us from running outside in the heat and breathing in that "canal" (Gotta love running through downtown Richmond, VA) - I mean fresh air.

The Pony Pasture 5K was an overall success!  Congratulations again Richmond Road Runners, and great idea for having watermelon and wet paper towels at the end of the race! Impressed, there was a massive crowd for this 3.2-mile flat road race that went 1.5 miles in one direction and the other way back.  An estimated 400 participants made it out and even a group of local senior citizens from the nearby retirement community on Forest Hill came out in support for Dr. Peter Still, who the race is dedicated for. 

With #Music Monday, weekly trend on Twitter.com, take a look at my current playlist that is on my iPod shuffle.

ThinkFastMoveFaster.com is on the move!  If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve been working on adding more content to the site from the Think Fast Move Faster Athletic team.  One of the greatest features on this network is having a calendar of running events and a community of athletes interested in learning about local events… wherever you happen to consider “local.”  But as athletes ourselves, we like to get out in the community and experience these local running events first hand at TFMF!

Last week, the team attended the Riverrock Filthy 5K races in Richmond, Virginia.  There was certainly no shortage of “filth” either, as runners struggled through a muddy pit towards the finish line!  You can check out pictures of the event on several of our photo-sharing sites: Facebook, Flickr, Photobucket, and Webshots.  We also have a few videos of the event posted on our YouTube channel so you can see all the muddy action unfold!

And while you’re checking out the pics, we’d love for you to join us on the other TFMF social network pages and help spread the word to your friends about the athlete community.  You can follow Think Fast Move Faster on Twitter @thinkfastmvfstr, or become a fan of the site on our Facebook Fan Page.  The benefit of this community is having other athletes join to share tips, experiences, and motivation, so we believe the more the merrier!  If you know someone who helps keep you moving, they’d probably be a great contributor on TFMF, so pass them the link to http://www.thinkfastmovefaster.com!

Well looks like I have had a spring cold versus the normal allergy attacks for the past week.  Being sick has certainly put a strain on my diet and exercise training.  What a bad time to be sick, but again it was better now than later.  It will be exactly one week before the Riverrock events, while I feel the anticipation building for the 25K total run I’ll be endeavoring, I’m feeling a bit apprehensive.