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Eastern States 100

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Prologue. If someone would have asked me weeks, or even months, before this event if I could run a sub 3:50 marathon, the answer would have been a ‘No’. I have not been running before this event. I had better weekly mileage when I was training for a marathon. But no worries, it’s part of the plan. “Can you hike Eastern States 100, with minimal and very slow running, and still finish?” I can say now that you can, because I have done it. The Plan. Like I’ve said, I have not been running before this event. Don’t get me … Continue reading Eastern States 100

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LT100 Run Race – DNF

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August 18, 2018. Leadville 100 Trail Run Race. DNF. If the altitude does not hit you, the aggressive race aid station cut-offs will. This is LT100 Run Race. If you DNF-ed in a race because you missed the cut-off, without any injuries or because of medical reasons, you just didn’t train enough for this race. Plain and simple. I am not being harsh (at least to myself), I am just stating the fact. This is what I was thinking when I was hiking down back to Twin Lakes aid station after being cut at Hope Pass, or more popularly know … Continue reading LT100 Run Race – DNF

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MMT 100

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May 19, 2018. MMT 100 – A race against cut-offs, Poop-athon, and DNF. Prologue. So, are you ready for your next 100? A question I asked myself on Thursday, on the way to Virginia for MMT 100. I said to myself, that’s a question I would have the answer on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Start. The race starts on Saturday, 4AM and ends on Sunday, 4PM – a 36 hour cut-off for a 100 103+ mile race. With bad weather the whole week leading up to Saturday, the course would be unforgiving. True enough, the moment we stepped outside the … Continue reading MMT 100