Jun 20th, 09
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I’m still amazed at how incredible this course was. The scenery completely made the challenge worthwhile.
Given the circumstances of the day, I had a great run. From the start I was feeling like my effort level was unusually high even at a very slow pace. I should have at least been able to breeze through the first 15 miles of the day. It seemed pretty clear that I was starting out over trained which didn’t really surprise me after what I did to myself in May. May was a separate personal challenge in itself so I really don’t have any regrets in hindsight. And since I wasn’t challenging Karl for the course record, running a bit short of optimal performance wasn’t much of a big deal. Read More
Dec 31st, 08
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Since I haven’t kept up with this blog, here’s the quick summary from 2008.
Lot’s of firsts for this year.
Ghost Town 38.5
Moab Red Hot 50k
24 Hour of Utah – 1st time over 50 miles!
Fruita Spring Desert 50 Mile
San Juan Solstice 50 Mile
Vermont 100
Pikes Peak Double
24 Hours of Boulder
3,220 Miles
401,763 Ft
Jul 10th, 08
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Today my total 2008 training miles exceeded my entire 2007 mileage by one mile.
2007:
1,780.75 miles with 148,215 feet of vertical ascent.
2008 YTD as of July 10th:
1,781.75 miles with 228,192 feet of vertical ascent.
Not a bad start for 2008 so far!
Jun 21st, 08
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The San Juan Solstice was supposed to be my first 50 Miler. …at least that was the original plan. I had made a last minute trip to Boulder City, NV in October to run the World of Hurt 50k to finish my qualifying ultra before registration opened online on January 1st. On New Years Eve both Eric and I happened to be at the same party wondering how we were going to get onto Active.com to register at midnight. We couldn’t get onto an Internet connection at the party so just as everyone else was celebrating the new year, we took off for our computers at home. We both managed to get one of the original 150 spots while others who stayed out later ended up on the waiting list. Fortunately they opened up additional spots and with the amount of drop outs between January and June, everyone on the waiting list got into the race. Read More
May 25th, 08
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For May, I had originally planned on taking a break from events to put more focus into getting some good quality training time in for the upcoming San Juan Solstice 50 miler and the Vermont 100. But a few other Special Idiots were planning to run the Wyoming marathon or double and since it didn’t require any more travel time than any other training run I figured I’d give it a shot. It’d be much easier to get my 50+ long run in for May with aid stations and other friends to run with. And since the Vermont course is mostly dirt road, the Wyoming Double seemed to fit right in with my plans. Read More
