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"Thoughts on the Run"
4 hours 45 minutes – 26.2 miles
I was pretty excited about this race for a week. The reasons for that fluctuated throughout the week. I have been stepping up the time on feet activity and changing the way I look at running a little. Everyone I talked to this week seemed to be focused [...]
Continue Reading →It was a week of talking about failures, wins, and finding people that want to grow and be successful. Lots of fantastic things once I stopped to take a look!
1. 2 oldest kids in school chess tournament
They had a lot of fun and moved at a crazy pace. When I play chess, [...]
All this week the topic has been around my failure. What I did wrong, how I didn’t finish the 50k run, ending up in an ambulance, and how it was a preventable experience.
Sometimes though, you have to be dumb and be allowed to fail. Believe it or not, you don’t know everything and everyone [...]
Continue Reading →3 days after my first DNF at the Greenland 50k, I had a bone to pick with the treadmill. I probably should have apologized when I climbed on that machine at 5:10am this morning as I don’t believe it was expecting someone to be there for [...]
Continue Reading →I should have stopped at the 25k point. Learned about Hyponatrimia. First Did Not Finish (DNF).
The day started off almost perfect. I woke up at 4am and drove to Parrot’s house. He was going to drive me to Larkspur for the start of the race. While I was out cranking out 31 miles on [...]
Continue Reading →100 Miles in 1 Day for $10k
I am running the 2012 Leadville 100 Mile Trail Run to raise awareness and $10k for the American Cancer Society. Donate Today!
