Thoughts on the Run» Running

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 [...]

3 Questions I Get Asked Often

Alex — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:13:13 +0000

In my work life, I spend my days helping businesses optimize their processes and grow through technology and marketing. To do this I ask a lot of questions. A lot. For me it’s fun though as I get to play part detective and part doctor. Many times, it is taking what people believe is complex [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Faster Faster Faster – Cherry Creak Sneak 10 Mile Recap

Alex — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:44:55 +0000

Official Time: 1:28:39 | 10 Miles | 8:51 pace

Each race I break the cardinal rule:

Don’t do anything new on race day.

For the 2012 Cherry Creek Sneak 10 Mile Run, I decided to break the ultimate rule. No, I didn’t down a glass of raw eggs or each chicken alfredo pasta right before [...]