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
Leadville 2013 race report Read More »
Ed note: This is a guest post by my good friend CR, it was his response to a letter. You’re 46ish, yes? How are you holding up physically?
I’ve been building my run training around hard stuff. You know, hills, sprints, uneven terrain, even ruck runs. It never occurred to me to add some long and flat distance in, so I was interested when Lauren brought up a Mission Bay/Fiesta Island run.
Long & flat, something new Read More »
I’ve been casting about for a goal for the last year or so, something physical, something hard, something worth doing for the experience of doing it. It began to coalesce in November as some kind of long distance running race, gained clarity on a Rim-River-Rim push at the Grand Canyon in mid-December, and was finally
Laying out the Leadville Plan Read More »
I’ve had a couple people ask me for business advice lately, and I was taken aback by how little I know about business as I tried to come up with an answer.
The pursuit of perfection, joyous work, and a little luck Read More »
If you think you’re not average, you’re either an idiot or you’re right. You’re probably (and I say this with all scientific sincerity) an idiot.
Running hard up a steep hill, no shirt on, sweat and saliva fly off an unkempt beard, breath hard and ragged and heavy. We pass a blind man going up, his stick held in front of him as he slowly climbs. The freeway roars to our right, impermanent houses stand silent to our left. We
Attempt at greatness Read More »
Ok, back from a 2 night 3 day trek into the deserts of Egypt. This odyssey began on the car ride to Adel’s house from the airport, when he asked me what I’d like to do and I told him “camel trek”. Having worked with camels a very little time in the US I didn’t
Got in yesterday from an overnight trip up to the hill country of Sri Lanka, an interesting and educational experience as well as being almost completely enjoyable. 23Jan. Kandy, Sri Lanka Dogs howling at midnight woke me, the experience of regaining consciousness under the gentle haze of a mosquito net was both pleasant and new. A