trail running – Page 4 – Thoughts on the Run

First Day of Spring Trail Run

21 March, 2014 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running 7:41 am

The Colorado weather continues behaving for the 2nd day in a row and my work-through-the-night schedule rolls on. With temps hitting mid-60s, seemed like a great reason to head back to my favorite trail in…

Colorado Weather Keeps It Interesting

20 March, 2014 Alex 1 Comment motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running 8:00 am

One day the weather is 40mph wind-snow and today it is 60 degrees with a light breeze. As I have been working overnight hours, I have had unusual access to run in daylight time. Normally,…

Coming Out of the Woodwork

5 March, 2014 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Technology Thoughts on the Run trail running 8:18 am

People tell me that I must be a multi-tasking genius. Wife, 4 kids, day job, consulting, and ultrarunning. There was a time I would agree to the label, but for the past 6 months, my…

Snowy and Cold Start to 2014

7 January, 2014 Alex 3 Comments motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running 8:14 am

[caption id="attachment_3376" align="alignleft" width="300"] Trail running friends on Mt. Falcon[/caption]Places around the country are seeing record-setting cold temperatures. Colorado is no stranger to this. In fact, this cold streak is being referred to as "life…

Mailbag Monday 02 – First Half Marathon

6 January, 2014 Alex 0 Comments exercise motivation Running Sports Thoughts on the Run trail running 9:46 am

One of the most common questions I receive is how to start running. Some don't ask me the question for self-conscious fear that it sounds silly. For instance, here's an email: Alex, I barely run…

Registered for the 2014 Leadville 100

3 January, 2014 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run motivation Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 1:42 pm

It will come as no surprise to those that know my personality, that I have registered yet again for the Leadville 100 Mile Trail Run. This is my 3rd attempt at completing the event and…

2013 Year in Review

30 December, 2013 Alex 0 Comments Leadville 100 Mile Run Running Thoughts on the Run trail running 3:29 pm

Looking at this year it would be easy to say I want to forget about it. With races that included 2 DNFs, trip to the ER, and utilizing Search & Rescue, it wasn't your definition…

Mailbag Monday 01 – Navigating Failure

9 December, 2013 Alex 0 Comments exercise Leadville 100 Mile Run Running Thoughts on the Run trail running ultramarathon 8:29 am

After I post a race recap about not finishing a race (see 2013 Leadville 100 and 2013 Silver Rush 50), I receive emails and texts. Some saying "sorry about that" and others "get em' next…

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