Back At It

Sun, Oct 14, 2012

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:00:00

Easy run just to see how things are holding up. My foot felt ok, but definitely still some soreness there. I'm pretty sure if I run 50 miles on Friday it will be detrimental in the long run, so I'm not running. I'd want to put up a good performance and I just don't quite feel ready to do that anyway. Kinda bummed, but I think it will be beneficial in the long run. I don't want to risk being injured for months on end again.

I had some time tonight to reflect on what's next and I'm not really sure where I'm headed. I definitely want to maintain a nice base throughout the winter to avoid an early season injury again next. It would certainly be nice to have an event to look forward to in the next few months though. Suggestions?

Sat, Oct 06, 2012

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 06:00:00

15 at the JRP. The goal was to run a consistent pace throughout, and hopefully be able to negative split on the way back. Mission accomplished.

Been having some pain in a metatarsal on my left foot. I think it's just bruising, but I'm taking a few days off just to be sure. If all is well in a few days, I'll sign up for the Pony Express 50.

Sat, Sep 29, 2012

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:00:00

Had the opportunity to pace my dad the back half of his first hundred, The Bear 100. He'll be the first person to tell you that he's not a very fast runner, but the dude can hike for sure so this race suited his strengths. He went into the race thinking a 32 hour finish was possible if all the stars aligned. I'll let him tell the story of his incredible experience out there. You can check it out HERE.

Mon, Sep 24, 2012

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:00:00

I intentionally made myself take 2 weeks off after Wasatch to make sure I was fully recovered. Luckily, the recovery seems to have gone well. I'll do a few shorter runs like this the next couple days, then I'm pacing my dad the last 50 of The Bear 100 this weekend... Stoked to be there while he runs his first hundred! Should be fun.

Assuming I come out unscathed, I'll sign up for Pony Express 50. While I'm an ok mountain runner, I'm much better on the flat stuff so that race suits me well.