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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 15. Jun, 2008 | No Comments
In the spirit of trying to establish a training rhythm, I followed through on my declaration that I’d hit the trail one more time today. Though it was still hot, I decided if I didn’t go around 5pm I probably wouldn’t go at all.
Posted by Brad in Training on 15. Jun, 2008 | No Comments
Something’s up with the Riverparks trail so my usual route from 41st to 71st and back is all screwed up. The parking lot at 41st and Riverside is in fact completely blocked off. All this is for good measure, though, as the area from 31st to 48th is getting a revamp.
Posted by Brad in Training on 14. Jun, 2008 | No Comments
My recent training has been really bad and I’m in danger of not being prepared for Lake Tahoe next month. I’ve been meaning to get out on the trail as much as possible, but work has gotten in the way quite a bit. This week was a real challenge with long days followed by work-related [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 13. Jun, 2008 | No Comments
1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago? More regular, much faster, and more painful. I used to train 6x/week at a 1/7th-mile indoor track at The University of Texas at Austin. I’d regularly run half-marathons on the track holding a ~7:45/mile pace. I can remember how painful it was mile after mile [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 04. May, 2008 | 4 Comments
Today is the first time I’ve made it more than one loop around LaFortune Park. Usually I burn myself out near the end of the loop and decide to just stop after three miles. So I throttled it back for the first two miles but was feeling good so pushed the pace just slightly. I [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 24. Apr, 2008 | 1 Comment
I started running at LaFortune Park this week after deciding I should look for other trails in the midtown area. The Riverside trail is nice, but it can be a bit monotonous. LaFortune is a nice 3-mile loop of mostly small gravel with a few asphalt sections (one 1/10 mile section through the side of [...]
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 20. Apr, 2008 | 1 Comment
Highlights Fantastic soft-pine covered single track throughout most of course (just overlook the big rocky climbs at the beginning!) Well stocked and staffed aid stations at 5-mile intervals on 15.5 mile loop (you’ll meet veterans who know how to help, encourage, and be sure you’re doing things right) Easy 45-minute drive from Austin’s airport makes [...]
