July 2014 – Thoughts on the Run

My Almost No Running in Germany

24 July, 2014 Alex 1 Comment Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Thoughts on the Run ultramarathon 7:34 am

When I travel for work, I almost always increase my miles. Not because I'm doing less, but due to the fact I don't have family responsibility. I also don't have to cook, clean, or provide…

Wordless Wednesday No. 62

23 July, 2014 Alex 0 Comments motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 8:51 am

Taking on the mental

18 July, 2014 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 8:46 am

Coming off a 50 mile run in Leadville, I'm feeling pretty good. Granted, at points during the race, I was making mental plans to not even show up at the Leadville 100 starting line. Well,…

2014 Silver Rush

16 July, 2014 Alex 2 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 2:25 pm

13 hours 41 minutes. 47.6 miles. 10,000 feet of climbing. I hate it when I'm right. As I wrote before the race, I knew I wasn't ready. With that being accepted, I showed up and…

Silver Rush this weekend

9 July, 2014 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 12:14 pm

A race in Leadville this coming weekend. 50 miles starting at 10,000 feet and over 8,000 feet of climbing. That's a lot to handle. If you would have asked me 2 weeks ago how I…

Wordless Wednesday No. 61

2 July, 2014 Alex 0 Comments motivation Thoughts on the Run 8:17 am