Update re Western States and Recovery
Following my mild panic regarding a lack of a Western States 100 qualifier noted here, I have been notified that my Laurel Highlands effort will, in fact, be recognized as…
Following my mild panic regarding a lack of a Western States 100 qualifier noted here, I have been notified that my Laurel Highlands effort will, in fact, be recognized as…
Here is Gretchen’s report on her Women’s Half Marathon effort and an update regarding her training. I think she should run the Quad Dispsea in November before running the Tahoe…
I’ve run all of 9 miles since 3:40 a.m. MDT Sunday morning and am still not recovered from my mountain adventures. I didn’t run at all on Sunday after finishing…
As previously noted, I’ve started adding some races for the fall and, in fact, am starting to consider which races will be my cornerstone races next year. As part of…
It’s time for me to run some races again. If I’m remembering correctly, I’ve only run one race (Laurel Highlands in early June) since my disastrous Way Too Cool and…
Another day to sleep in…. ahhhhhh. Gotta rest up for the big weekend pacing Michael Wedemeyer at the Wasatch 100. Just as I was nervous to pace Andy Jones-Wilkins (his…
“… on the seventh day I rested.” Park City from the Mid-Mountain Trail. Besides the weather, the one consistent feature of my trip has been my persistent illness. I think…
“…it’s been sublime the entire time.” Ah, a recovery day. I awoke to hot coffee and an everything bagel with cream cheese waiting for me. Not a bad way to…
“… and there I was, shirtless, leading a horse bearing my injured buddy out of a canyon in Grand Teton National Park.” Ever since the first time I saw “epic”…
“…hula hooping was much easier as a kid.” View east from the western slope of the Tetons. Too much to write about Days 2 and 3 and not enough time,…
“Out on those trails, I wanted to run…” Prelude: Arlington, VA to Park City, UtahAfter flying into SLC, Steve and I arrived in Park City around 10:30 Thursday evening. I…
I’m so excited about my pending trip out west and can hardly sit here at my desk while waiting for my early evening flight. Lots of good running, good times,…
Here’s most of an email I sent to a fellow ultrarunner who is running the Wasatch 100 in two weekends. It’s rambling, but sort of conveys a sense of the…
I just got off the phone with Andy Jones-Wilkins (his blog). I’m really excited to be pacing him at the Grand Teton 100 this weekend for so many reasons. First,…
Ok, so I still haven’t had time to describe my pending Rocky Mountain trip very well. Here’s the low down that I’ll hopefully expand or reiterate over the next few…
I have been and remain uncontrollably busy. Between unbelievable work weeks, visiting guests, and other commitments, I’ve been going non-stop for a couple weeks. My past three weekends have been…
My running week sucked last week. Maybe I decided to take a break between a long day and a track day. Track day didn’t happen on Tuesday as I worked…
Last night, I depressed the clutch of a standard car for the first time ever. Coming home from an errand, a friend pull into a church parking lot rather than…
I’ve only got time for a short post, but here goes. I’ve been short on time the past couple days, which I’ve dealt with by running hard three of those…
My past two workouts, I’ve not adhered to my Hadd plan. Last Tuesday I felt like crap running my sub 165 effort. After stints of two miles and one mile…
Holy Cow, I ran a 50 mile week without a race. Ok, so my week wasn’t all that impressive, but a step in the right direction for a number of…
Folks, I’m just back from the track and headed out to two shindigs this evening, but this is progress. Tonight, I ran my second Hadd mini-test and while I feel…
Ok, what follows is a stream off consciousness response to Loomis‘s comment in response to my previous post regarding the application of the conception of proprioception to a bipedal robot:…
“Alex, what are robots with proprioception?” This article reminds me of a chat about proprioception I had with teammate/clubmate Greg Loomis over the winter. Ok, so our talk in no…
So after work tonight, I have to go to some swanky Asian-Latin fusion restaurant for an “optional” dinner with the other associates at The Firm. They’re all good folk and…
To start, after a few good training weeks, my two previous running weeks have been awful. I think I missed three days two weeks ago and am pretty sure that…
Ok, I’ve got to be mighty careful the next few days. After averaging 30 miles a week for the past four months (excluding Laurel Highlands), I ran 42 miles over…
I’m going to try something new. Every time (or nearly every time) I run a Hadd workout, I’ll write about it. That’s not so different, as I’ve already posted about…
