Weekly Summary 06/29/14-07/06/14
Mileage: ~53; Elevation: ~5400 This week was a bit of a break after last weekend’s big numbers. Overall, I feel good about my training these past six, seven or eight months and at this point I’m just...
View Article2015 Cedro Peak 45k Race Report
or: The Race of Ill Omens. Prior to last year’s Cedro Peak 45k, things didn’t proceed smoothly for me. This year my Jeep’s transmission died as we were driving to the race. I’m not a superstitious...
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Ultra Santa Fe 50k
For the second half of 2016, and the beginning of this year, I wasn’t sure when I’d register for another ultramarathon. I felt beat down after DNFing at the Jemez 50M race again for the second time in...
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Duke City Marathon Race Report
In 2009, I ran the Chicago Marathon as my first marathon. It went poorly. In 2010, I ran the Chicago marathon as my second marathon. It went poorly. Seven years later, I finally ran a decent road...
View ArticleDeadman Peaks 30K Race Report
Earlier this year, I had planned on racing the 50 miler Deadman Peaks course and had been structuring my training with that focus in mind. Having done the Deadman 50M in 2015, I felt like I had a good...
View ArticleThoughts on the Past Year
I didn’t mention it to many people, but in the summer and fall of 2016 I felt like a broken runner. I had just DNFed the Jemez 50 for the second time in three years. During training in the weeks...
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2018 Training Overview
Every fitness-related decision I make for the next for the next 213 days is based on one question: will this help me complete the Run Rabbit Run 100 miler? I’m not the most experienced ultrarunner, but...
View ArticleLottery Thoughts from the Midpack
Last night (while running of course) I listened to Jamil Coury and Jubilee Paige’s new Trail Currents Podcast about ultrarunning lotteries. I would encourage anyone interested in running in one of the...
View ArticleRecovery Reading – July 30th, 2018
iRunFar’s exhaustive take on the Hardrock’s DQ of then race-leader Xavier Thevenard. Like AJW says in the comments, who would’ve thought that iRunFar would be doing investigative journalism? Badwater...
View ArticleWeekly Summary 02/03/20-02/09/20
Mileage: 40.20Elevation Gain: 6692 Monday: 1.55M uphill on the treadmill @ 10% incline. Just an easy warm-up before doing a leg workout where I tested out my squat 1RM and did 145 for 5 reps....
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