Blog - Josh Spector

Bear 100 – How I Did It and What I Used

I already posted my Bear 100 race report and another post with some additional photos from the day, but while I was writing the race report, I realized that there were a bunch of details about things like what I wore, what I carried and what I ate and drank that I didn’t want to…

More Bear 100 Photos

Chandra took all of these photos while at the Bear 100 crewing Kevin (and the rest of us). Click here for the rest of her photos from the race. This first series are of me coming out of the Temple Fork aid station at mile 45. There’s a short climb out of the aid station and…

Bear 100 – Race Report

It was 4:45pm last Friday. I was about 52 miles and nearly 11 hours into the Bear 100 and I had just completed the third big climb of the race. That climb was tough and took a lot out of me; I was feeling physically and mentally drained. My stomach was bad, my feet hurt and,…

23:11:46! (or 23:12:16)

That’s me. Celebrating at the Bear 100 finish line at the post-race party/awards ceremony. I was still beaming with pride. I’m really happy with how the race went and will have lots and lots to tell here in the coming days. Thanks again to the tons of people who contributed in all different kinds of…

9 hours to go!

There’s no going back now. Drop bags are all set. Stuff for tomorrow is (mostly) laid out and we’re back at the hotel settling in for the night. We flew into Salt Lake City last night and I stayed the night downtown. I met up with Drew and we hit Sage’s Cafe for a great…

Final Week

I’m doing a pretty crap job with this countdown to The Bear. My last post was 12 days until the race. I’d planned on doing this post either yesterday morning (one week until raceday) or earlier today (one week from the 36 hour race cut-off). Instead, I’m posting now, one week from a time when…

12 Days ’til The Bear

With less than two weeks to go until The Bear, my taper is in full force. It’s always tough for me to find the balance between over-tapering and under-tapering. I feel like before the LA Marathon, I “over-tapered” (did I just make up that word?) and I came into the race a little flat (and…

Monthly Summary – August 2012

Here’s August: Swim: 4,480 meters Cycling (outdoors): 0 miles Cycling (indoors): 0:00 (hours) Run: 302.5 miles Strength Training/Yoga: 4 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 63.5 hours Weight: dunno August. My last full month of training before The Bear. That Bear which is exactly 4 weeks from today. It was a good running month. Running 300 miles in a…

Baldy Day

(photo by Dom) I’ve done longer runs and runs in worse conditions, but the run we did Saturday was one of top three or four hardest runs I’ve ever done. And also one of the most rewarding. Some basic stats: Distance: 24.9 miles Elevation gain: 11,329′ Starting elevation: 4,386′ (Mt. Baldy village) Highest elevation: 10,064′…

Rod vs. Leadville. He Did It!

What a weekend! I had a ton of fun at Leadville last weekend crewing and pacing Rod to the finish line of his first 100 miler. I ran about 28 miles, from the Winfield aid station at the mile 50 turnaround until Fish Hatchery at mile 78. Rod powered through the two climbs we had to…