Getting Started
Well, after some time thinking about how I'd like to start a blog this will be the start. It will be unenlightning and fairly basic information about me and where I'd like to take this blog. First,...
View ArticleMt Washington
7.6 miles and 4600ft of climbing greeted runners lucky enough to win the lottery to get an entry into the Mount Washington road race. Just a few minutes after the gun sounds just about everyone's luck...
View ArticleCranmore - USATF Mountain Running Championships
Weekend number two in the White Mountains was spent at the Cranmore Hill Climb. For 2011 it's a 3 loop course climbing 600 feet up Cranmore ski hill in 1.25 miles and then dropping that same 600 feet...
View ArticleHighs and Lows and Highers
This past week has taken me east to west to east in order to go up, up, and up while still somehow gettin' down. I've been busy but I'll try and keep it short. Here's the story of 4 peaks.Back in May...
View ArticleGettin Stupid
Hello folks. It's been over a week since my last bloggering session which means that I've neglected to write about a race till now. I'm in Mill Valley, California as I type with my right leg in a...
View ArticleHobbling Around California
Pre Table Rock 25kOver the course of the week leading up to my final Mountain Cup race I was trapped on the exercise bike. I was walking with a limp for several days after feeling the calf pop during...
View ArticleBack in action
RacingToday I headed to Spruce Pine to run the Springmaid Splash 10k. It's my first attempt at real racing since my calf injury at Beat the Heat on July 17th. After two weeks on the exercise bike...
View ArticleUS Trail 10k National Championships
Recovery from the Springmaid Splash 10k went just as I had hoped. With the race being more of a hard effort than a 100% dig down deep grind I was able to run the next day pain free. And long. Which...
View Article7 month review
It's been awhile. Since I last posted I...Fell apart at the World Mountain Running Championships.Dropped out of a 50 mile trail race. [Blisters led to shuffling led to falling on my face a...
View ArticleLucky 7's
Last time I wrote it was regarding a mostly unlucky 7 month period. Today I write regarding a 7 weekend/7 race win streak. Not too shabby. The 7 wins include two Mtn Cup victories, the title of...
View ArticleWelcome to Moe's!
The Plan Rendezvous with Devin for a low key 5k with and easy paydayThe CatchThe race requires you to eat a Moe's wrecker burrito at mile 2The ResultA very poor plan with a very big catch. The...
View ArticleHell in Helena
Hells Hills proved to be quite heavenly for me but my next Mtn Cup stop in Helena would finally bring hells suffering. The Don't Fence Me In 30k was the ultimate Mtn Cup showdown with me, Matt Byrne,...
View ArticleRunner v. Chiropractor 2012
As a runner one learns to push through pain. Minor aches and pains are a part of the training game and are to be largely ignored in order to log the miles and speed to produce fitness.As a...
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