I’ve been feeling a bit antsy as of late. The reason being, Los Angeles has been having some pretty amazing weather lately. The month of May was full of foggy overcast skies and cool weather with temperatures barely reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit. If the sun finally does comes out, it doesn’t show up until much later in the afternoon…
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a journey of 100(0) miles
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu And so, training for Javelina Jundred officially begins, and for arguments sake is only a hundred miles, not a thousand. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if people didn’t feel a difference between the two. And I feel like Saturday’s trail run…
leona divide 50k 2016
There were a couple of great reasons for me to run the Leona Divide 50K. One reason was for me to tie up loose ends, and seek redemption at a race which was supposed to be my first ultra marathon when it turned out to be my first DNF. Another reason had something a little bigger on…
to the bat cave
While hiking up Mt. Wilson was certainly a highlight in training, I’ve had a couple of pretty nice trail adventures since then.
the price you pay for the boss
Starting last week’s training after running the Run Deo Run 50K, I knew I’d have some challenges. Having a couple of days off would be expected for me and it would leave Wednesday to run. At least that was the initial plan…until I was faced with seeing The Boss.
a shift in perspective: ultra ordinary running style
Lately I’ve been feeling like something has been clicking with training. That is, until last week where nothing seemed to have clicked, and I’ll get to that in a bit. But, as far as the clicking portion is concerned, I’ll say it has a lot to do with the Ultra Ordinary Running Podcast.
a challenging week
If I were to choose one word to describe my running week so far, it would be: Challenging. The funny thing is, this week isn’t even over with yet! When I started coming up with a plan of how my training was going to look like this week, I imagined me hitting all the right notes and making my…