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"Do not run the entire 24 hours... DO NOT run 24 hours...Remember, this is JUST A TRAINING RUN....Save yourself for Lean Horse!" I repeated this to myself over and over during the five hour drive down to Laramie and later during the run. After running 41 miles at Kettle-Moraine 100k before being...
"I was standing on the highest mountain of them all , and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all...
Well, I did it. I officially registered for the Lean Horse Hundred. After having a "good" DNF at Kettle Moraine 100k, I felt ready to tackle something longer, tougher, and harder. I have always wanted to try 100 miles. Why not this year? The Lean Hundred and Half-Hundred are run literally in my...
This week I have been feeling great. The soreness from Kettle Moraine went away quickly, within only a couple of days. Then again all I did was only a 41 mile training run instead of a complete 100 kilometer race. I decided to do some trail running last weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. My...
Below is a preview for the film Indulgence: 1000 Miles Under the Colorado Sky featuring ultramarathon runner Anton Krupicka in a running film inspired by mountain ski and bike films. For those of you who do not know who he is, in 2006, Anton (Tony) Krupicka won at the Leadville 100 miler and...
Perseverance in the face of adversity. That is the mantra of ultrarunning. Little did I know how challenging it would be for me to even get to the starting line. Of course, I also had no idea how tough it would be on race day either. On Friday June 6th, the day before the Kettle Moraine...
While I was traveling to and from the Ottawa Race Weekend, I read through Pam Reed's "The Extra Mile." It was a worthwhile read, although I wasn't crazy about her writing style. First off, this book is worth the read just because of all Pam's amazing ultrarunning accomplishments: two wins at...
All this week, my family and I have been in Orlando, Florida where I have been attending a professional society conference at Walt Disney World. Beween the meetings, we have enjoyed seeing the sights. The Kettle-Moraine 100-k is only a few weeks away; so I am in my taper right now. As I explained in...
These last two weeks after my near DNF at the Greenland Trail 50-k, I have been considering my options. I was hoping to attempt the Wyoming Double Marathon on Memorial Day weekend. But now I am worried about whether or not I will be acclimated to altitude by then. If I could spend some time living...
Altitude and dehydration KICKED MY BUTT! Last weekend I attempted to run the Greenland Trail 50-k in Colorado. It was only to be a "training" run in preparation for the upcoming Wyoming Double Marathon on Memorial Day weekend. After living in the Black Hills for six weeks, I thought that I had...
I decided to go for a moderate-easy run today- only ten miles. I am now tapering for my 50-k in about two weeks. We only had a couple of inches of snow yesterday down in Rapid City. I hoped that the snow was not much deeper at the higher elevations. However, as I drove up out of the plains towards...
It has been a while since I have posted anything to my blog. As noted on previous posts, I moved to Rapid City, South Dakota from Wisconsin about a month ago. These past few weeks, I have been busy settling in to my new job, looking for a new home and running. My family is still in Wisconsin so I...
