As usual, success doesn’t teach as many lessons as failure. After two years of failure, (2013 & 2014) I made it this year in 28:46:45 (that’s 28 hours, 46 minutes, and 45 seconds), or about an hour and 15 minutes ahead of the 30 hour cut off.
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Goals: Have the most personally fulfilling race possible at the Leadville Trail 100 on August 22nd, 2015. Run a sub 12:00/mile avg pace. Overview & disclaimer: These are the ideas & thoughts I’ve had regarding preparing for and racing at Leadville after 2 unsuccessful attempts. I’m 37, 5′8″ and hover around 150 lbs/69 kg. I’ve been
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There’s been an idea bumping around in my head for a while. It’s as old as training and as new as the latest hyper-fit craze; I’d like to take a crack at combining an ultra endurance event (most likely the Leadville 100) with something that is totally power & strength oriented; max benchpress of bodyweight
Let’s start off with facts & numbers; those are the first things most humans want to know in order to understand an event.
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Bare chested, cold, running up overgrown single track at 8,000 feet on a mountainside in Colorado. Teardrops of hail hammer down through an aspen forest as the cloud gods grumble overhead. No sunlight peaks through, the wilds are draped only in cold grey light.
Just attempted the Leadville 100. It’s 100 miles all above 9,000′, climbs to 12,500 at the highest. It’s got single track, dirt roads, and paved highway. I got to mile 75 and missed the time cutoff so was pulled from the race, but at that point I was happy; I was in a fair amount
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