I titled the “about me” portion of the site “The Runner” even before I began physically running. Funny how things work out. It’s an extension of “pressing on…”, which comes from Philippians 3:14:<\/p>\n
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It made sense for the author of a site named “pressing on…” to be the runner, right?<\/p>\n
My name is Brandon German. As of this writing, I am 37 years old, but don’t feel like it most days. Days after a race I feel more like 73. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, where I work as a software developer for a small business with a great group of people.\u00a0 I’ve been there for a little over ten years.\u00a0 I’ve been married to my lovely wife Kelly for almost that long. We don’t have any children yet, but we have two dogs<\/a> that act like them sometimes!<\/p>\n
I am a deacon at Meadow Brook Baptist Church<\/a> here in Birmingham, and am also active in the choir, men’s ministry, and our Builders for Christ team, which takes part in annual construction-oriented missions projects.<\/p>\n
As I mentioned earlier, I have taken up running as a hobby, and have run a marathon and seven half-marathons. I recently joined the Birmingham Track Club<\/a>, so I’m looking forward to taking part in what they have to offer! I also enjoy most sports, but especially college football. (I lovingly maintained a college football fight songs site<\/a> for years; it is still part of the main site, but it’s been retired from further work.) I am more of a web consumer than producer nowadays, new site notwithstanding, but I still enjoy computers, smartphones, and technology in general.<\/p>\n