I may not have written on here much lately (cue promises of writing more regularly in the future), but 2012 has been a pretty epic year – and I’m not even done yet! That’s right, I’ve still got one more marathon in me this year, but more on that later. First, a quick look back […]
The short version: an absolutely amazing experience, great trail, beautiful weather, and an awesome day of running with 2 friends. I finished in 11 hours 20 minutes, and can now officially call myself an ultramarathoner! The long version: The race started bright and early at 6am on Saturday, about 2 hours from Anchorage, so I […]
I’m pulling into the home stretch here with my ultra training, with the big day just over 2 weeks away now. I would say that the past 3 months of training have gone especially well. Or at least very consistent if nothing else – without planning or trying, I’ve run 169 miles in each of […]
Somewhere around mile 20 (before my legs started cramping) of Mayor’s Marathon last weekend, as I was passing another runner, he looked over and upon seeing my Marathon Maniacs shirt, quipped “does this get any easier when you’re a Maniac?” At the time, I just sort of laughed and told him no. But as I […]
Last Saturday I ran the Mayor’s Marathon here in Anchorage. This was my 2nd time running this marathon, and for 2 years in a row, it has fallen on pretty much the nicest day of the year. This turned out to be a good thing and a bad thing. Of course everyone likes to run […]
