Trail Running Mischief and Masochism

Jul 21, 2011 Text_2

Inks Lake 60k

I did not want to write a long, drawn-out report of all the ups and downs of the race, because so much better conversation has happened via our RockHopper's email since then. So what I am going to do is paste some back and forth communication from myself and one of our RockHopper veterans, Chris Russell, who has a vast amount of ultra experience and has been unbelievably helpful in my ultra training to date....  View Post

Jul 14, 2011 Text_2

The calm before the storm

My legs feel great. My blisters are gone. My stomach is well fed. My race prep is complete. For all intents and purposes, I should be completely at peace. There's this lingering problem though. I can't stop thinking about running....  View Post

Jul 8, 2011 Text_2

Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man

This is pretty much how I felt and looked treading downhill for the last mile or so of my 10k training run yesterday evening. Months of hard work finally about to come to fruition! One more week of easy taper left before Ink's Lake 60k race. Feeling great!...  View Post

Apr 9, 2011 Text_2

S.A. Roadrunner Mission 10k

Date: 04-09-2011 Location: Mission Country Park, San Antonio, TX Course type: Mostly road/pavement, some gravel trail Distance: 6.2 miles Overall rank: 162 Overall time/pace: 52:19.6 / 8:25 Notes: I had not been training in my ...  View Post

Jan 22, 2011 Text_2

S.A. Roadrunner Endurathon 25k

Date: 01-22-2011 Location: Bulverde Park, Bulverde, TX Course type: Pavement, very minor grass Distance: 15.5 miles Overall rank: 105 Overall time/pace: 2:29:28 / 9:37 Notes: To be honest, I felt really good the majority of ...  View Post

Dec 19, 2010 Text_2

S.A. Roadrunner Mission 10 Mile

Date: 12-18-2010 Location: Mission Park, San Antonio, Texas Course type: 70% Pavement, 20% Pebble trail, 10% grass Distance: 10 miles Overall rank: 45 Overall time/pace: 01:22:16 / 8:14 Overview: New personal record for any distance ...  View Post