I almost want to put this disclaimer at the beginning of each post I write. Maybe I’ll swap it for “Running long since 2013” on my banner. I’ve always been a little hesitant to give advice on this site because I’m not an expert and have never been professionally (or even amateurishly) coached. The “since…
2019 Naked Bavarian Race Report
Man, running 40 miles is hard. It’s even harder when you’re sliding around in 3 inches of snow, slush, and mud. This is the fifth year that I’ve run the race (prior reports here, here, and here) and I was looking forward to testing out the 2019 version of my fitness on the course. Unfortunately,…
10 Minutes
There are 1,440 minutes in each day. I know because I calculated it a while back and built a whole training plan focused on that number. A decent amount of this time is taken up each day by working, sleeping, and running. That still leaves a ton of unallocated minutes each day that just seem…
DON’T PANIC! (and trust the process)
I had a couple good examples recently where trusting the process benefited me that I thought I’d share. The first happened this past week at work. The weather forecast was for 3-5 inches of snow during the day followed by rain. The snow didn’t start until about 10am so my drive into work was uneventful,…
A Different Kind of 5K
There are a couple different thoughts on long runs. Some people prefer to run by time (3 hours, 5 hours, etc). While I’ve based a couple of mine on time in the past (like maybe 3), mine are done with a distance in mind (20 miles, 25 miles, etc). Ever since I discovered the idea…
Scratch That
I’m not having very good luck with my 25 mile training runs. My last one did not go according to plan and this morning’s was even worse. Worse from the standpoint that I never even bothered to head out for it. I had kinda been dreading the run all week long. The temperatures had been…
2019 Phunt 50K Race Report
I’m always amazed at the number of people who sign up for this race considering the weather is normally less than ideal. There were a little over 500 starters this year for both races and chances are the slots available for the 2020 race are already filled by the time you read this. Don’t lose…
Waitlisted
If it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. I’m now 0-3 in 100 mile race lotteries. The first two were Western States and with my odds below 5% in both years, I was not expecting to get in. Things were different with Massanutten Mountain 100 though as there were only about…
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I headed over to my favorite local trails yesterday for a 25 mile training run, but came home with only 20 miles on the Garmin. It’s very rare (like maybe once a year) that I don’t end up getting in my planned mileage. While I’m a little disappointed in my performance, I’m not overly torn…
2018 Year in Review
Coming into 2018, I had accumulated 5 years of running history with four years at marathon or beyond distances. While I don’t have anywhere near expert level knowledge on running, I think I’ve developed enough proficiency to understand where I am personally pretty well. I know what I can do and what’s not feasible. I…