Fat Ass

A bit short this year, clocking in at 25 miles.  See the beta over here.

Pikes!

crappy shoes/HR/Salida Marathon

Hard to tell from that pic, but I blew out a new-ish pair of Montrail.  Probably had 250 miles on 'em, half of which were easy dog walks or office miles at work.  Blech.

Posted a Hardrock blurb over at PikesPeakSports.us.

Info on the 2013 Salida Marathon is over here.

Commute #2

Easy 3.2 miles with the dog, then jumped on the bike and rode to work.  I don't own the right clothes to be biking in this weather, so I just rode as hard as I could and luckily made it before frostbite set in.  Felt like someone was hitting my fingers and toes with a hammer when I jumped into a hot shower.  About half an hour after I got out of the shower I checked the temp, and it was 7F.

Signed up for the Horsetooth Marathon (yes, they have a full marathon now) yesterday.  Bunch of miles in Mr. Clark's backyard trail system, then a finish line at New Belgium Brewing.  Hell yeah!

commute #1

Shooting for 100 in '13, both running and biking.  Got off on the right foot with a run to work.  5.7 miles there (52 minutes), 4.7 miles back (42 minutes).  If it ever gets above 20F again here in the Springs, I'll up that mileage on the run commute.

Rescue Run Pic

Nice shot of me around the five mile mark of the Rescue Run.  Thanks to PikesPeakSports.us for the pic.

I'll be blogging for those guys through Hardrock this year.  Probably not as much since I won't have the same high end contract as I had for the Triple Crown.  For the record, I believe I'm the highest paid 3:30 Ascent guy ever.

Incline #1

Shooting for 100 ascents of the Incline in '13.  Started the year off right by taking the dog up.  29F at the start, 19F when we finished.  Global warming my ass!

Rescue Run - The Winning Streak Is Over!

44:59 at the Rescue Run 10K this morning.  Really good for me considering the hangover and 19F temps at the start.  Steady effort, more of an easy tempo run than a race, but just the thing I was looking for to kick off the new year.

Monday

3.3 miles in 45 minutes with the dog in Red Rock Canyon this morning.  She was not very impressed with my win, as she shit twice despite knowing damn well I was only carrying one poop bag.

Going to shoot for 100 Incline ascents in '13.  Doing the Incline twice burns off one bacon cheeseburger, right?

Not sure what I'm going to do when I get home tonight.  One minute I'm motivated to do the Incline twice, the next minute I'm wondering which bar I should start drinking at the moment I leave the office...

Just Call Me Champ!

Boom!

2013 Challenge: Burgers!

Looks like the challenge for 2013 will be burgers!  Eat a burger in 50 different locations.  Go here if you want in on the action.

Does this make me an elite ultra runner?

racing

Logo on the shirt for the annual Rescue Run 10K on January 1st in Palmer Park.  Just one of three races I'll be doing over an eight day span to end/start the year.  Also hitting up the Raptor Resolution Run 5 miler and the Jackson Day 9K in NOLA.  Anyone know the FKT for that amazing triple?

commute #52

That wraps up the commuting challenge of 2012.  Ran to work at least once a week over the past year.  5.5 easy miles in just under an hour.

Tuesday

Rick H and I ran the first few miles and the last few miles of the new fat ass course this morning.  See the beta here.  Basically we head out through the east side of Red Rock Canyon, run all over the Cheyenne Canon/Section 16 area, and come back through the west side of Red Rock Canyon.  Should be pretty fun.  8.2 miles on the day in just under two hours.  Saw two sets of mountain lion tracks on Intemann!

Rick told me about this shirt while we were BSing on the run:

But when I googled it, this much better image popped up.  Merry Christmas.

Monday

Nice 14.5 miler through the Garden and Manitou this morning to get a jump on the iRunFar Strava Challenge.  I was in 7th place overall when I posted those miles this morning!  I've since fallen way down now that all the late sleepers have gone for their run.

After the run I jumped on the bike for the four miles over to Trinity.  It's their annual "kill the keg" christmas eve shindig.  Always liked this, but at eight bucks a pint I think I'll have to start my own tradition over at the Lounge.

Wisconsin girls sure are expensive!

This is what $600 an hour gets you:

A whole hour, I wonder if she'll run my next 3K steeplechase with me for $400.  The story is already old news, but it has given birth to the greatest thread EVER on letsrun.com.  CRUD was trying to get her for the pre-fat ass expo, but at that price I doubt she's interested in a bunch of dudes who live in their trucks.

Gotta admit, this is a pretty awesome commercial:

canon FAIL

Was real hard to get out of bed this morning at 4:30.  Then I seemed to struggle getting into the required six layers of clothes.  Then I couldn't find my keys.  Then, two minutes into the run up Cheyenne Canon, my face was in horrible pain due to the cold temps (4F in downtown Springs, much lower over in the Canon).  So I finally gave up.  I did eat a bag of doritos for breakfast though, so I still get to keep my coolness points.

Incline tonight, should be a lot warmer.

The Horsetooth Half Marathon up in the Fort now has a full marathon division.

Hadn't had a trip to the big ditch planned for this year, but after seeing this I might go back...

Grand Canyon : Blink of Time from GOTM Films on Vimeo.

commute #51/Keystone question

Quick run to work, five miles in 48 minutes.  Not nearly as cold as it was supposed to be.

Only one more week and the big 2012 commuter goal will be in the books.  Lopped over 20% of my driving miles off.  Looking to double that number in '13.

In Keystone this weekend.  For a concert, not skiing.  Any good bars there?  Any good runnable-in-December trails there?

Red Mountain/4:20 Incline

Mon PM - Red Mountain with toe dog, $100, Marc (who did the Incline first), Amanda (who ran the seven miles from her house to the start), Vega, and BLOS.  Up in 25 flat, first time I've run the whole thing in a while.  3.5 miles, 50 minutes.

Tues AM - And I mean AM.  Stepped off with O'Day and the dog at 4:20.  Marc had started about ten minutes earlier, and Roger was on his way up before that.  Two miles, 1:14.

Act now, all 2012 NYC Marathon finisher schwag is 50% off!

Stumbled upon another drug related cycling post on letsrun.com.  This chick below (and yes, it really is a chick) was busted by the anti-doping peeps while shaving her beard.  See the original thread here.