Trail runners on twitter
Posted by Brad in Training on 05. May, 2010 | 2 Comments
Using the twitter search, it’s possible, but a bit difficult, to find trail running folks on twitter. Leave a comment here if you’re into trail running or ultras and you regularly tweet about your training, races, reports, gear, or related topics.
Lean Horse
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 26. Aug, 2008 | 1 Comment
I had one goal for the Lean Horse 50 mile this year: finish in under the official cutoff of 12 hours. Last year I managed a 14:50 in my first 50 mile finish. I knew I’d have a tough time given the hilly nature of Argyle Road which is miles 11-16 and 34-45 of the [...]
Running in Austria and Liechtenstein
Posted by Brad in Training on 13. Aug, 2008 | 1 Comment
I was in Austria and Switzerland last week for work and managed to sneak in a quick 5-mile run one evening. I started from my hotel in Feldkirch and originally hoped to run on some trails. But after a few mishaps which included almost losing my balance and sliding about 30 feet down a steep [...]
Tahoe Rim Trail chewed me up
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 21. Jul, 2008 | 2 Comments
I was supposed to have completed the 50-miler this past Saturday at Tahoe. Going into the race, I knew it would be tough to make the cutoffs up to the half-way point at Mt. Rose, which would require roughly 18.5 minutes per mile. While that sounds more than generous, I didn’t have any altitude training [...]
Westside, until the mile markers ran out
Posted by Brad in Training on 08. Jul, 2008 | 1 Comment
Today I decided to make a southerly turn after crossing the bRRidge and check out the portion of the Riverparks trail down towards 71st Street. My original plan was to go until I saw the 5.5 mile marker … but they seemed to run out after the 4.5 mile post! I suspect with the recent [...]
Early evening on north Riverparks trails
Posted by Brad in Training on 07. Jul, 2008 | 0 Comments
I got a late start on today’s run but it turned out to be a great decision. The temperature was actually tolerable and though I was sweating like mad, I never felt hot during the run. Today’s route took me a bit more north along the recently redone Riverparks trail. I joined up with it [...]
Nectar cacao CLIF bar
Posted by Brad in Gear on 06. Jul, 2008 | 1 Comment
Just say no! I bought an assortment of high-end fruit/nut/energy bars at Whole Foods recently with the intent to make some of them regulars in my nutritional plan for long runs. One such choice was the nectar cacao bar, dark chocolate walnut flavor from CLIF. I just took a bite of it and yuk! I [...]
