Altra Instinct 1.5 and Superior
I ordered new shoes today. I hope to have them in two weeks. These are photos of the new Altra Instinct 1.5 and the new Altra Superior trail shoes. The Superior do not replace the Lone Peaks. They are...
View Article2012 North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Ultra
Last weekend was the big kahuna for me. My first 50 mile ultra. If you asked me at in the spring about completing a 50 mile ultra I would have said, “I;m not ready for that distance”. To be honest 50...
View ArticleBack in the Game
I wish I had a good excuse for not running the past couple of months but I don’t. I kind of wish I had of a devastating injury but I don’t. I wish I could tell you how burned out I was after my 50...
View ArticleAltras in the Wild
I made it in a couple of images that Altra put together. Altra featured these on their Facebook page and released one of them on Instagram. That is me in the yellow shirt. Those are also my feet in my...
View ArticleWinter Failures and Spring Sputtering
Well, things have not been going very well in the training department for me since last winter. No major injuries or anything like that. I just seem to have taken my eye off the prize I guess. Things...
View ArticleNew Running Movie: In The High Country
I just picked up a copy of Unbreakable a couple of weeks ago. I watched it twice within the first couple of days. It is a great to see moving on running and even better when it is about trail running....
View Article2013 Free State Trail Race Report
What I really like about this race season is that I finally have a few races that I have done in the past. Last year was my first year running ultras so everything was brand new. This year I finally...
View ArticleTrail Running Light Options
One of the missing items in my ultra gear bag of tricks is a quality trail running light. I found this out the hard way at the North Face 50m in Sept. of 2012. I quickly discovered that a camping...
View ArticleQuick Update
It has been a while since I posted. I am happy to report that I am 100% off injured reserve. The knee took some time to heal. Much longer than I was expecting but I am going on two weeks now without...
View ArticleDecemBeard 100
It is hard to believe that it has been September since my last post. For December I set a 100 mile month goal to start off the 2014 season. This will get me into a good spot come January and I should...
View ArticleMines of Spain 100k – Registered
This week I registered for my first 100k ultra. I’ve always dreaded registering for the 100k distance. I know how bad I feel at the end of a 50 mile ultra. Knowing that I have an addition 12 miles is a...
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