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Being a Boulder Dad + Run Blog Catch-up
Yesterday I did something I’ve been looking forward to for, well, kind of forever. I hiked with my kid to the top of a legit mountain. To be fair, we drove halfway up but it was still a HUGE effort...
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My most boring post ever?
This one is just to get caught up on the last month, mostly for my biggest fan, my dad. I’m more focused on running than writing and short on time for both so this one is photo-free and without any...
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Leadville, USA: 3 days of doing it (running)
The last few days have been a whirlwind, a full-on immersion Colorado experience bordering on the existential. I know I won’t be able to capture it in words or even pictures and that sucks since I’m...
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Father’s Day Weekend 2013
What an incredible weekend, again, full of adventure and challenge and beauty and melancholy. I got just what I most want out of life – hours and hours of moving through and over mountains. But, it...
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Capt’n Karl’s 60k Night-time Trail Race at Pedernales Falls
Another whirlwind weekend of family, friends, travel, and trails. I arrived in Austin late Friday night, crashed hard, and was up for a Saturday afternoon of baking under the Texas sun on a pontoon...
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2013 Leadville Marathon – race report
Official race photos In my May-July build-up for the Leadville 100 I’ve chosen 6 long races – 5 genuine ultras and the ultra-like Leadville Marathon – to test my fitness and mind (and to have some...
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2013 Silver Rush 50 – race report
For stretches over the last few years, I’ve been a runner in the Rocky Mountains. This past weekend, I really got to feel what it’s like to be a Rocky Mountain Runner. I won’t again go into the...
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2013 Leadville 100: The Big One
I’d been hesitant to blog in the weeks leading up to my shot at running the Leadville 100. My training this year has been solid and I was reasonably happy with my lead-up races since May. But, there...
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Injured, cranky, and racing: the last 2 months and my first 100k
Last I left you I was fresh off a high from my finish at the Leadville 100. I had no real plan, as that 100-miler was my final race planned for my busy running season. But, my expectation was to be...
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Arbitrary November: 50k’ in 23 days
Starting in about 45 minutes I’ll be logging as much vertical ascent as I can before heading to STL for Thanksgiving. I’d wanted something to shoot for this month and don’t have the interest in racing....
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Broken but happy.
2013 has been one of the most remarkable years of my life. A move from my adopted hometown (Austin) to the place I’m meant to be (Boulder). The winding down of a nearly 20-year run as a ticket guy as...
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WS100: Essentially impossible or just highly improbable?
It seems that’s the question I’m asking myself daily regarding my attempt to even start the Western States 100. It is unquestionably too early to know but lately I’ve channeled my inner Lloyd...
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Frankenfoot and the fantastically shrinking leg
The good news: I’m out of the cast! The not-so-good news: the “use it or lose it” thing is real, at least as it pertains to muscles. Today I got to have my first look at my ankle since the surgery....
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The difference a month makes
Last month I posted about my plan to run/hike 50,000 vertical feet over the course of November. It took me 20 days, 24 runs with no days off to hit the number, a pretty cool personal challenge during...
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6 months from today
That’s when I’m hoping/planning/fearing my start in Squaw Valley, California for what will be – if all goes well – something less than a 30-hour day to cover the 100 miles through the mountains to...
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The Road Back – Dirty 30(ish) Race Report
My last post was over 5 months ago. I was motivated and enthusiastic, very much looking forward to, well, right now. I had a lot of hope that, with hard work and a good attitude that just maybe I...
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