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…
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,…
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…
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…
14 inches. That's how much space there was from my chest to the seat in front of me. Go get a ruler and imagine that. Now picture the same in a bouncy plane for 2.5…
Not a question, but a happy email I received ... Alex, I have been reading your stuff for years. It went from thinking you're crazy to amusing to curious. Next thing I knew I was…
26.2 miles - 7:50 - 6,500+ feet of climbing With a positive attitude, most anything is possible. My only goal this year was to make it better than last year. It really should be everyone's…
