‘tween times
It’s been a long time since I last wrote. I’m in a strange phase of training right now. Nothing remarkable; a little bit of everything – I’m not in recovery, I’m not really in base building, I’m in this in between period, keeping up my strength and endurance and being careful about early burn-out or…
Read MoreDoctor’s Appointment
I saw Dr. Klion today. The good news is that there’s nothing actually wrong with me. The “bad” news is that there’s no quick and easy cure. He took some x-rays and the bones look fine; he even said that I have good space between my disks (or something encouraging like that). Essentially, he said…
Read MoreRaffle…
I didn’t win the raffle. Oh well, there’s another one in June and the regular lottery next December… and plenty of other 100 milers! But I did go for a 20 minute run. Run – December 1Distance: 2.2 milesTime: 25 minutesAverage heart rate: 123Course: West VillageConditions: Cold (low 30s), windy
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Oh no!
Did I ever do something that people are going to consider stupid . Not “stupid” as in “mistake”; “stupid” as in “mutha-f-ing crazy“. There’s this race called the “Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run”. It’s one of the most famous ultramarathons in the world. It runs along the Western States Trail in Northern California in…
Read MoreMonthly Summary – November
Here’s November: Swim: 10,850 yardsCycling (outdoors): 0 milesCycling (indoors): 1:50 (hours)Run: 115.80 milesStrength Training/Yoga: 4 sessions Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 27.5 hours Weight: 168 pounds. A few pound increase since last month and about back to where I was in September. I’m pretty amazed when I look at the above statistics. My first thought…
Read MoreIronman vs. Ultramarathon
One question that I’ve thought about a lot over the last few months is: Which is harder, an Ironman or an Ultramarathon? I see the question posted on message boards like Slowtwitch, and everyone has their own opinion. I figure that now that I’ve done both, I may as well share mine. First, though, a…
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JFK 50 Mile Run
Are you ready for this?? 3:45 – 4:30amThe day started out early. Real early. My alarm went off at 3:45, but I was already pretty much awake. I had slept some during the night, but it wasn’t a good sleep. I don’t think I was too anxious or nervous about the race, just restless and…
Read More8:19:XX
Unofficial time – 8 hours, 19 minutes and some seconds. Holy sh*t. I’m pretty pleased with myself right now. Faster that I ever would have guessed. And I felt great pretty much the entire time. My knees and feet are killing me and I’m super tired. I owe HUGE props to Assaf, Elizabeth and Mark…
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50 miles
I was talking with someone yesterday about the JFK 50. “Fifty miles!” they said. “Why? Why would you do that?” they asked. “Isn’t a marathon enough?” Well? Isn’t it? The answer, for me, is yes and no. A few years ago I would have been very satisfied finishing a marathon. A few years ago, I…
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