Getting back on the trails
Posted by Brad in Gear, Planning on 20. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
It has literally been ages since my last run. I think it might have been all the way back in October when I decided to stop running Palo Duro after my second loop. My base mileage wasn’t good then and it’s even worse now. Of course, it wasn’t so hot when I ran Lean Horse [...]
The cold weather should be no excuse
Posted by Brad in Planning, Training on 17. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
I’ve been meaning to get out and test my pedometer watch a bit more but the cold weather and wet conditions have provided enough excuses for me to stay inside and work sudoku puzzles or read books (work has been slow this week). After missing Bandera, I know I’m in need of a long run [...]
No Bandera this year
Posted by Brad in Planning, Volunteering on 12. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
Due to family reasons, I am unable to make it down to Bandera this year to volunteer at packet pickup, run the 50K, and then help out at Last Chance Aid Station. Good luck to those making the journey. I’m already looking forward to next year! This means I am going to have to figure [...]
Races I want to do some day
Posted by Brad in Planning on 05. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
As I look through various race calendars, I’m finding there are races I’d like to do but cannot for some reason. There are several reasons for this. The race has already taken place this year The race is upcoming but already full I am not sure I can do the distance I am too slow [...]
Running and camping checklist
Posted by Brad in Gear, Planning on 04. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
To make sure I don’t forget some of the goodies I’ve recently purchased and to have a list for next time, I’m putting together a checklist for my upcoming trip to Bandera. Clothing Race ready LD fitness shorts shoes: for the run, backups, for after the run, flip flops undershirt technical shirt long sleeve shirt [...]
Trinity River Trail, no trespassing
Posted by Brad in Planning on 01. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
A few of us have been considering a run along the raised service roads that parallel forks of the Trinity River. A fellow NTTR member says he runs them from time to time with no problem. After first consulting a few aerial images from Google Maps, I decided to go see what signs, if any, [...]
2007 resolutions
Posted by Brad in Planning, Training on 01. Jan, 2007 | 0 Comments
My resolutions for a new year of training and racing. Goal mileage for 2007 is 750 (2006 mileage was 298.9) Run my first 50M (registered for Rocky Racoon) Improve 50K time to below 7 hours (currently 7:08) Finish 3 months with more than 100M of training Volunteer at 5 races Pace or crew my first [...]
