Well I finished in 2 hours and 9 minutes, which ranked 4403 out of 10,743, so somewhere in the middle.  The race started off somewhat cool and foggy, but ended up warm and sunny.  I much preferred the cool and foggy conditions.  I found out my training leading up to the race was not what it should have been.  My initial goal was to finish under 2 hours and not walk during the race.  I accomplished the not walking during the race but not the finish time I was aiming for.  My pace for the first 3 miles was actually 2 seconds per mile slower than my last 8 miles.  I hope consistency is good.  The last 6 miles of the race was extremley flat, but faced directly into the sun, and of course I didn’t have a hat or sunglasses.  So I came home with a nice red forehead to show off.  All in all it was a great acheivement for me to complete the race and even though at the end of the race yesterday I told myself never again, I’m sure I’ll run another one someday.  I’d like to thank my wife Natalie for all of her support and my training partner Pepper and thank you to all who donated to the Junior Grizzlies.  I wouldn’t have been able to finish without knowing they were back at home rooting for me.  If you would still like to donate please call Danielle Witt at 320-2547.  Thanks again and be on the lookout for another Grizzlie’s staff member Walmer Madina as he runs a full marathon in a couple of months.

It’s been a while since my last blog.  I have been running everyweek though.  I ran 10 miles two weekends in a row and should be ready to go for the race on Sunday.  Pepper has been a real trooper.  A couple of weeks ago she ran 6 miles with me and she was about ready to collapse so I dropped her off at the house and ran an additional 4 miles.  My wife stated Pepper sat by the door and cried until I came back to the house.  I will miss her pulling me down the street during the race.    We are still accepting donations for the Junior Grizzlies.  Their season is right around the corner and we want to make this season the best yet.  Well wish me luck this weekend.

Well Pepper and I made it to the 4 mile mark.  Even though Thanksgiving slowed us down a bit we still ran 4 miles twice last week.  Even with all that food I still managed to maintain my weight and not gain any as well.  Since Pepper and I are running hard and working our way up to 13 miles, all we need now are some donations to make it worth our while.  I know this is a bad time of year with Christmas around the corner, so if you are unable to donate, please pass along the info to others who may be able to.  Thanks for everyones help.

I’m slippin’  I’m late with my post again.  Pepper and I decided to keep our distance the same this week.  We ran 3 miles a day on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  We skipped on Friday because I decided to play racquetball for two hours on Thursday night.  Pepper was very disappointed in my excuse not to run.  She barks and trys pushing me out of bed when we don’t run.  But along with racquetball, I’ve also picked up softball on Tuesday nights for a little cross training.  We are going to push it up to 4 miles this week as well.  With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I’m really going to have to be disciplined and lay off the 4th piece of pumpkin pie, and continue my surge for 13.2 miles.  Well Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and I’ll be updating you soon.

Sorry I didn’t get to this on Friday.  Pepper (the dog) and I have raised the bar to 3 miles a day.  Just like the previous week, we ran 4 days.  The cooler temperatures in the morning will take some getting used too.  I still manage to break a pretty good sweat though.  Well it’s full steam ahead, feel free to give Pepper and I a shout or a honk if you see us running.  We stay in the same area, which is Fruit/McKinnley up to Shields then over to Palm and back towards McKinnley on to Fruit.  We do zig zag on the residential streets depending on the stop lights.  Hope to hear from some of you. Look for a donation link soon. For the meantime you can donate by calling 559.320.2547

Well I started getting up a little earlier this week and put the leash on Pepper (running partner and household pet) and started running.  We ran 2 miles on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.  We are both a little out of shape and now sore.  When I weighed myself on Monday morning I tipped the scale at a whopping 232 lbs.  By Thursday morning after the run I was at 228 and then on Friday after the run I was back up to 229.  Two steps forward and one step back.  My goal in running this half marathon is not to lose weight but to gain some publicity and DONATIONS for a great group of parents, volunteers and kids who are known as the Junior Grizzlies.  Feel free to go juniorgrizzlies.org to learn more.  Keep checking back for updates on my progress to reaching 13.2 miles and $20,000 by February 1st 2009. Look for a donation link soon. For the meantime you can donate by calling 559.320.2547

Welcome to the official website for Garrett Fahrmann’s half-marathon run to benefit the Junior Grizzlies.

I’m running 13.2 miles in Huntington Beach, CA on Super Bowl Sunday (February 1, 2009) to benefit the Junior Grizzlies.  Junior Grizzlies, a non-competitive baseball league for children with disabilities, is the flagship program of the Fresno Grizzlies Community Fund,the non-profit arm of the team.  The league completed it’s second season in 2008, at the Field of Dreams in Clovis.

So I, Garrett Fahrmann, the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Grizzlies, will do all the running, but we need your help to raise $20,000 for this cause.  Stay tuned here for a link to make donations, or call me at 559.320.2547.

Thanks for the support, and keep checking the blog for updates on my training and progress!