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Test Race
While many of my friends were out suffering at Canyons 100k, I chose to suffer a little less and a little closer to home at Folsom Trail Race 50k. Inside Trail always puts on a good race. Most of their events … Continue reading
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ar50…. not
Starting my 3rd AR50 mile race, knowing I had not trained enough and that, specifically, my miles are significantly under what I should have run to this point in preparation for a 50-mile race. Last year I was in the … Continue reading
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Don’t Fear The Sweeper
I don’t usually write “race reports” for races I volunteer at. It occurred to me that I am usually back near the sweepers anyway, so a race report for this race is not that different from a race in which I … Continue reading
Fourmidable, during which I verify the inequality…
It’s been some time since I published anything like a race report, but then, it’s been some time since I’ve run anything like a race. Not that what I do could ever be confused with racing, but I do register … Continue reading
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You Can Only Get So Wet (Woodside Edition)
I love running the trails around Sacramento. They feel like home. I know what’s around the next bend in the path. I know where the water supplies are and the port-a-potties. I know where that root that I always trip … Continue reading
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A New Season
My new racing season began yesterday with the Woodside Ramble 50k. More on that here. 11>52 Since AR50, last April, I was trying to take it easy and let my various injuries heal more completely. Perhaps running Born To Run … Continue reading
Orange Mud HydraQuiver VP2 – Product Review
Earlier this year I ordered an Orange Mud Hydraquiver VP2 through Amazon. It arrived in a couple of days, thanks to my Prime account and I eagerly threw it on and went for a run. Now that I have put … Continue reading
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corre libre
“If I get lost, or hurt, or killed, it’s my own damn fault.” – Micah True (Caballo Blanco) There is a subset of distance runners that run trails, a subset of those who run ultra marathons, an even smaller set … Continue reading
Early Morning, April 4
Armed with all I have learned from the previous year and since, I feel as prepared as I could be for this years American River 50 Mile Endurance Run. Although I had battled Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis, I am feeling pretty … Continue reading
I AM Steve Avilla! (and How I PR’d Without Getting Faster)
It was an honor to be one of many running for my good friend Steve Avilla at this year’s Way Too Cool. I had many opportunities to talk to runners along the way who were also wearing his bib, but … Continue reading
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