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2012 Colfax Marathon Recap

Alex — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:45:53 +0000

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 [...]

Fantastic Four Things Friday – Week Recap No. 11

Alex — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:21:10 +0000

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, [...]

Change is Part of the Universe

Alex — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:23:51 +0000

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 [...]

12 Miles of Closure From DNF

Alex — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:19:51 +0000

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 [...]

Greenland 50k Race Recap – My First DNF

Alex — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:18:32 +0000

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 [...]