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Taper Purgatory 6 Days Out
Of all the crazy things to do, with only a handful of days to go, I ended up with new shoes. I have been having trouble with my feet for a couple months now, from nearly-blistered hotspots to plantar fasciitis, to bleeding scrapes from the shoe itself. My Topo Athletic Ultraventure Pro (?) died a…
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Running Morgan in the Dark
If you can call it running, sure. It’s at least getting in some vertical and testing out my ability to pull it off. I woke at 3:30 AM, while the world slept, and prepared to head out to do a not very popular Strava segment loosely called Morgan Blvd. Over the years it’s changed a…
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Road to Elbrus – Car Chat – 15 August 2018
It’s all coming together too quickly. The High School Mountain Bike Races and my position as a Coach for my team. My training to ride with the fastest of my group. Training to run has been put aside for the summer in previous years. What about this year? What about the Red Fox Elbrus Race…
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Elbrus Car Chat 15 August
Sitting in my car at work thinking out loud about Elbrus Race. I found the original impetus for this Elbrus Race insanity – the Red Fox Elbrus Race. The website is somewhat klunky. More than somewhat, actually. I might have to keep my eyes open on it for when they announce the opening of registration…
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Road To Elbrus – Skyrunning Training – 10 Aug 2018
It’s like one big game of “what-if” and you know the odds are against you. Elbrus Race 2018? In only six weeks? With enough time to get a Russian Visa? By Mail? Dang I’m a glutton for punishment. Powered by WPeMatico
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The Road to Elbrus Starts Here
Running in Elbrus Race Yet Again? Elbrus Race 2018? Skyrunning? For Real? Well I just had a really dumb idea. I received a Facebook Notice from the logistics company behind Elbrus Race. I hadn’t even considered it. Wowsers. If I train hard for only 6 weeks, can I get back to what I had achieved…