Leadman – A Rough Finish
“That’s the mark of a great crew. When your masochism weakens, their sadism strengthens.” – Jim Knight It’s hard to know where to even start, but that quote definitely sums up my race. I love running 100’s and out of … Continued
Leadman Events 3 & 4 – 100 Mile Mt Bike & 10K Run
It was a great week after Boom Days. I rode and ran some final miles, relaxed, made sure I was getting lots of sleep, and eating well. Emily and my parents arrived on Thursday. We spent Thursday and Friday preparing … Continued
Getting Ready to Finish Leadman
After Silver Rush 50 on July 15, I drove all the way back to Park City as I was excited to get home and see Emily after 21 days. It was a busy 11 days at home spending time with … Continued
Leadman – Silver Rush 50 – 2 Down, 3 To Go
I had plenty of nervous anticipation leading up to the Silver Rush 50 race. After the massive cramping I had at the marathon, I was unsure how my legs would respond. I had numerous good training runs since the marathon, … Continued
Leadville Update – Tour de Mt Massive
I focused last week on recovering. My recovery seemed to be going slowly at high elevation so on July 3 I drove to Salida to get to a lower elevation for a day of recovery. The lower elevation definitely helped … Continued
Mt Nebo Traverse & Loop
On Independence Day Emily S, Mindy, and I ran the 3 summits of Mt. Nebo and made a loop running back to the car on the Bench Trail. We put this run together very quickly: Jared showed us the trail … Continued
Leadman – 1 Down, 4 To Go
The first of the Leadman events has come and gone. The Leadville Marathon was on Saturday. I was planning on this race being a high intensity training run so I only tapered for 5 days before the race knowing that … Continued
The Summer of Leadman
Ever since first coming to Leadville in 2004 to race the Leadville Trail 100 Bike Race, I have loved the Leadville area. Not being an ultra runner in 2004, when I heard about the Leadman competition during the awards ceremony, … Continued
2012 Big Horn 100–A Great Day for a PR
After running Zion 50 a few weeks ago I had a little anticipation going into Bighorn. I felt really demolished after Zion due to the intense cramping my legs went through with the severe dehydration (I already feel better a … Continued
The Land of Zion–Zion 50 Race Report
Due to the lack of snow and my early races I started out my race training earlier this year than previous years. I was still feeling strong after all the fall running that I did (Coyote, Zion traverse, etc.) and … Continued