Here's the route of yesterday's Boulder mountain run. Good write up of the day over at Brandon's blog.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Boulder run
Here's the route of yesterday's Boulder mountain run. Good write up of the day over at Brandon's blog.
now in Manitou: wild alpacas!
According to the guys at the Out There blog, there's currently an alpaca roaming the slopes of Pikes Peak. I'll hafta run by the guy's house near me who has the pet alpaca, wonder if it's his?
Hooray for Colorado beer!
Colorado breweries took home more gold medals than any other state at the recent Great American Beer Festival. Read about it here. And major kudos to Trinity for taking home a gold for their TPS Report Ale! Woohoo!
Green Mountain
Met up with GZ, JV, and Brandon for a mountain run in Boulder. Bagged Green Mountain, but not by the usual trails, as apparently those aren't technical or steep enough for this group. 7 miles, 1:39. Beers, including the Fuck Yeah IPA, from Southern Sun afterwards.
Hard workout, but not quite as impressive as Dathan Ritzenhein's recent 10 mile run in 45:03. Read about it here. Guess after lowering his recent American record in the 5K, I'll have to go after his 10 mile record. Shouldn't be too tough, it's just a scant 4:30 per mile.
Hard workout, but not quite as impressive as Dathan Ritzenhein's recent 10 mile run in 45:03. Read about it here. Guess after lowering his recent American record in the 5K, I'll have to go after his 10 mile record. Shouldn't be too tough, it's just a scant 4:30 per mile.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Telluride
One of these days I'll get around to posting a Telluride write up, until then here's some pics of the venue. For those familiar with Hardrock, the show is held at the HR aid station.
Monday
Still sore from my long run yesterday, so took it easy today.
AM - 3.5 miles, 30 minutes. Old Colorado City loop. Don't laugh, I had to leave super early for Denver.
PM - 8 miles, 66:34. Out and back along the Small Dry Creek hike and bike in Arvada/Westminster.
AM - 3.5 miles, 30 minutes. Old Colorado City loop. Don't laugh, I had to leave super early for Denver.
PM - 8 miles, 66:34. Out and back along the Small Dry Creek hike and bike in Arvada/Westminster.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
25
Great run this afternoon, really got to enjoy the awesome weather. 25 miles, 4:45:12. Hike and bike, Red Rock Canyon, Intemann, Section 16, Bear Creek, Santa Fe, Garden of the Gods. No better way to spend a sunny afternoon.
Puts me at 68.6 miles for the week, which included two rest days due to travel. Looking for one good week of 75+ before I taper for Oil Creek.
The magic number for me to hit my new years resolution of 3000 miles is 6.5. If I can do a little over a 10K every day from now until December 31, I'll get to that number.
Friday, September 25, 2009
schedule
Wasting time at Port City Java in Charlotte...
The folks at Leadville have posted their 2010 dates. See 'em here. Unfortunately, the LT100 run is once again the same weekend as Pikes Peak.
Fortunately, the 4th of July weekend will be epic. The Leadville Trail marathon on the 3rd, followed by the Leadville 5K and Blues Traveler on the 4th.
They're also having the 24 hours of Leadville on July 31, so that's something I may look into since it's the first one.
Very early tentative schedule for 2010:
June 18, 2010 - Bighorn
mid-July, 2010 - Hardrock
Aug 21, 2010 - Leadville
end-Sept, 2010 - the Bear
That's the relatively unknown Rocky Mountain Slam, which has intrigued me since before I started running hundreds. Figure I should go for it now, while I'm healthy and live within driving distance of three of the races. But it all depends on a lot, such as whether I quit running forever at the upcoming Oil Creek 100, and of course whether I get lucky at the HR lottery once again.
The folks at Leadville have posted their 2010 dates. See 'em here. Unfortunately, the LT100 run is once again the same weekend as Pikes Peak.
Fortunately, the 4th of July weekend will be epic. The Leadville Trail marathon on the 3rd, followed by the Leadville 5K and Blues Traveler on the 4th.
They're also having the 24 hours of Leadville on July 31, so that's something I may look into since it's the first one.
Very early tentative schedule for 2010:
June 18, 2010 - Bighorn
mid-July, 2010 - Hardrock
Aug 21, 2010 - Leadville
end-Sept, 2010 - the Bear
That's the relatively unknown Rocky Mountain Slam, which has intrigued me since before I started running hundreds. Figure I should go for it now, while I'm healthy and live within driving distance of three of the races. But it all depends on a lot, such as whether I quit running forever at the upcoming Oil Creek 100, and of course whether I get lucky at the HR lottery once again.
Go Pete!
My buddy Pete from Austin is running in the Bear 100 today. Maybe if he finishes I'll finally send him back the Moeben sleeves he left at my house after Imogene '08. Afterall, I have a much cooler special edition Hardrock pair now. Anywho, you can track Pete here.
And, while googling on how to correctly spell moeben, I came across this pic of my second favorite runner (behind Kara Goucher), and I thought I'd share:
Black Canyon
Katie and I took a side trip to Black Canyon of the Gunnisson National Park on our way to Telluride. Didn't have much time, but we managed to squeak in a 5-ish mile run on some awesome trails. Very beautiful place, I definitely recommend dropping by if you're ever in the area. Thinking a nice recovery trip after Hardrock would be to get a backcountry permit and hump some PBR down to the river for a night or two of camping.
Slowly earning back the loot from the National Parks Pass. Grand Canyon ($25), Black Canyon ($15), Colorado Monument ($8), Sand Dunes ($3), and Bandolier ($10). Probably hit the fossil beds soon, and I have a trip to Mesa Verde scheduled for next month when I visit Durango again for work. So it's looking good to get to the magic $80 that a National Parks Pass costs...
Slowly earning back the loot from the National Parks Pass. Grand Canyon ($25), Black Canyon ($15), Colorado Monument ($8), Sand Dunes ($3), and Bandolier ($10). Probably hit the fossil beds soon, and I have a trip to Mesa Verde scheduled for next month when I visit Durango again for work. So it's looking good to get to the magic $80 that a National Parks Pass costs...
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thurs
Awesome run tonight. Mile warm up over to the cemetery, then 12 x 2 minutes at 5K race pace, 2 minute rest in between, then a long tour of downtown Charlotte, which continues to underwhelm me. Ten miles total, 1:28:51. Saw two people arrested, two different incidents, on the way home, though it wasn't nearly as dramatic as yesterdays episode of COPS. Really looking forward to getting back to Colorado.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Charlotte
Got to explore downtown Charlotte twice today.
AM - 4.7 miles, 48:00. Slow pace due to not wanting to get lost and the fact that it's humid as fuck all down here.
PM - 6.2 miles, 60:00. Found a few cemetaries with some vets from the American Revolution buried there. Also saw some crazy police stuff, I'll check tomorrow's Charlotte Observer for the story. Thought I was gonna see a guy get shot.
Overall, not really impressed with the city. Maybe if I were a bigger nascar fan I'd enjoy it more. Do people in North Carolina not drink, 'cuz it sure is hard to get booze down here!
AM - 4.7 miles, 48:00. Slow pace due to not wanting to get lost and the fact that it's humid as fuck all down here.
PM - 6.2 miles, 60:00. Found a few cemetaries with some vets from the American Revolution buried there. Also saw some crazy police stuff, I'll check tomorrow's Charlotte Observer for the story. Thought I was gonna see a guy get shot.
Overall, not really impressed with the city. Maybe if I were a bigger nascar fan I'd enjoy it more. Do people in North Carolina not drink, 'cuz it sure is hard to get booze down here!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Soul Runners
Another good effort at the Trinity run. 8.2 miles, 58:18. Shirts are in, they turned out real good.
just another day at the office...
Wow, the gossip mill sure has been churnin'! Check it out here.
Current quote of the day from the comments section: "While no one desires to return to prison I believe the most common reaction to being asked to do something you disagree with would be an extended middle finger."
Current quote of the day from the comments section: "While no one desires to return to prison I believe the most common reaction to being asked to do something you disagree with would be an extended middle finger."
Manitou 5K
The Manitou Springs Mayor's Cup 5K is back! October 24 at 10AM. I'll be unable to run the Regis 5K after all due to a late flight back from Charlotte, so I'll be going for my Bolder Boulder A wave qualifying time on the streets of Manitou. Afterwards I'll be getting an early start on drinking before the CRUD party.
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