Tag Archives: training

The Next Adventure: 100 Miles

Posted on 11/10/2010 by Haliku

An attempt at running my first 100 mile race. Continue reading →

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North Fork 50: The Trail is only part of the Race

Posted on 23/07/2010 by Haliku

Normally I would not consider dropping a race.  This time was a unique set of circumstance that had me thinking about doing it.  Many excuses ricocheted around my brain leading up to Saturday reminding me of Lucy’s enjoyment of baseball on … Continue reading →

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North Fork 50: a Colorado Mountain Ultra

Posted on 15/07/2010 by Haliku

    NF50Pic1 Yet another race approaches but this time I do not feel as prepared.  After last month’s Laurel Highlands Ultra my running has been minimal at best.  A minor injury post race and then my last minute trip … Continue reading →

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Laurel Highlands 77 Mile Race Report

Posted on 17/06/2010 by Haliku

Johnstown or Jamaica?  With a vividly verdant forest everywhere and the oppressive humidity I was not sold I was actually in Pennsylvania.  Only the ocean was missing.  Many years have past since I was east during the summer.  I quickly … Continue reading →

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Laurel Highlands Ultra Race: 77 Miles of Fun?

Posted on 02/06/2010 by Haliku

  Www.laurelultra.com   Ultrathoner and I are going east in a few weeks to western Pennsylvania.  Our goal, besides visiting and eating lots of Mom’s blueberry pie, is to run the entire length of the Laurel Highlands trail.   In … Continue reading →

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Snake Love and Green Hills

Posted on 24/05/2010 by Haliku

Officially I am now on my taper!  It is a great feeling knowing I still have running to do but running will not dominate my life for the next 20 days.  For any non-racers a taper period is where a … Continue reading →

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The ‘Why Not’ Colfax Marathon Wrap Up

Posted on 18/05/2010 by Haliku

In preparation for my 77 mile attempt next month I have two heavy mileage weekends on my training schedule before I taper.  When Coach Dave told me to plan on running 20-30 miles two days in a row I admit … Continue reading →

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A ‘Why Not’ Race – Colorado Colfax Marathon

Posted on 05/05/2010 by Haliku

At Greenland this past weekend I met Allison who is a friend of one of my Denali climbing partners.  This might seem to be a random coincidence but both ultra running and climbing are small tribes and if you are … Continue reading →

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Greenland 50k Update: And then there were two.

Posted on 13/04/2010 by Haliku

  GL Tim and I finished the running week on a good note.  It was another high mileage trail week.  We spent several hours at Greenland running the course in strong form.  Three laps with the out and back to … Continue reading →

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Next Up: Greenland 50k

Posted on 22/03/2010 by Haliku

After a quick 5-10 inches of snow two days ago Spring is here today.  So a trail run was in order to celebrate season's change.  Since I haven't done a medium run for a few weeks a sloppy, muddy, snowy … Continue reading →

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