Run for Life

Shannan and I completely enjoyed the Guy Fieri Foodapaloosa Road Show in Atlanta on November 23. It was a multimedia entertainment event not to be missed. Nonstop amusement flowed for nearly two hours as the Food Network Star and self-proclaimed “rock and roll chef” commandeered the stage of the Cobb Energy Centre. In that span of time he barely touched the two entrees prepared on stage. Instead, Fieri danced, told stories, made jokes and brought well over the ticket price of happiness to 1200 plus foodies in attendance.

Guy even mocked a blogger who had complained about the second place status of cooking from a previous show. I can certainly see where one might expect a celebrity chef to be cooking and sharing recipes for two hours, and Shannan and I would be just nerd enough to appreciate such a thing. To that end, let me make this public service announcement. If you have tickets for the Foodapaloosa Road Show a cooking lession is NOT what you are going to get. You get something much better--the circle of life that forms around food and cooking.

The Road Show encompassed the full scope of cooking and eating in our society. Music, singing, memories, family, friends, meeting new people, learning new things and living in the moment all came to forefront in the show. I have come to realize Guy’s Road Show’s is not just a marketing ploy or concept to sell ticks, books or increase viewership. He helped me to understand that cooking and eating are a way of life.

I felt the message strike home in a profound way. For me, running and exercising are a way of life that include: music, friends, travel, family, celebrations, adventure, discovery, aspirations, nature, prayer and health. I run to be healthy. I run to challenge myself. I run for pleasure. I run because I can. I run for life.

During the show we learned two new recipes. We enjoyed the company of 1200 other Atlantans, and under Guy Fieri’s guidance Shannan and I lived life through the common ground of food. I hope via the blogs to come I can raise the level of my posts to make this a rock-n-roll site that helps you to be happy as a runner or an active person and happy to be alive.

Until next time, Run, Cook, Eat and LIVE!
~Tom