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 Volunteering on 02. Dec, 2007 | No Comments
I was at the start/finish area for most of the Rockledge Rumble. I snapped photos of every runner I was able to in each of the three races. I have removed the photos because of the amount of storage space required. If you’re interested in seeing some of the pictures, please email me and we’ll [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 08. Jul, 2007 | No Comments
In an effort to get in some heat training, I had the bright idea of doing as much as I could starting around 4pm today. I originally planned to see if I could get in 20 loops @ 1.3 miles each for just around the marathon distance. HA! I only made it two, after which [...]
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 04. Jul, 2007 | No Comments
I went into this racing thinking it would be good to aim for 30+ miles but not knowing how far I would make it. I wasn’t familiar with the trails or really racing at night. I’ve done plenty of training runs before sunrise up at the Northshore trail, but have not done a race that [...]
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 27. Jun, 2007 | No Comments
The race itself This race is held in Minneapolis during the first weekend in June. A loop 2.5 mile loop around Lake Nokomis, the course is mostly asphalt with a few grass sections and one (eventually brutal) concrete bridge. There are really only two “uphill” sections of the course; one across the bridge and the [...]
Posted by Brad in Gear, Training on 29. May, 2007 | No Comments
I put in my last two training runs this past weekend before this weekend’s 24-hour event up in Minneapolis. On Saturday I ran the White Rock Creek Trail from Hillcrest and LBJ all the way south around White Rock Lake and back to the parking area just north of Big Thicket. Deborah and I stopped [...]
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 08. May, 2007 | No Comments
The event Bar-H ranch is located about 5 miles outside St. Jo, Texas. To get there from Dallas, it’s a simple drive up I-35 to Gainesville, then west on Highway 82 to St. Jo. Just before the Dairy Queen, take the FM 2382 north about 5 miles. A gravel County Road 433 will appear on [...]
Posted by Brad in Training on 26. Mar, 2007 | No Comments
With Grasslands just a week away, I needed to get in a good long run so I took Deborah up on her offer to meet at 6am and run both the easy and hard portions at Northshore. We started in the dark, right on time, and headed toward Rockledge Park. It was quite a bit [...]
