Archive for April, 2013

Lake Sonoma 50: An Unsustainable Pace

Lake Sonoma 50: An Unsustainable Pace

“This pace is unsustainable.”  My inner voice repeated this over and over as Chris Vargo and I split a couple sub 7-min miles about 15 miles into the Lake Sonoma 50. We were on a gorgeous, rolling single-track complete with water crossings, lake views, forests and meadows. I knew after the first aid station 11.5 […]

April 22, 2013 | By | 38 Replies More
So, I’m sponsored by a Beer Company now…

So, I’m sponsored by a Beer Company now…

I noticed a couple things when I started doing ultra-trail-mountain races last year: 1. A tight-knit community of like-minded people that are very supportive of each other, AND 2. Runners that really love to kick back after a long run, eat a ton of great food and drink tasty beer (those fellow runners over the […]

April 10, 2013 | By | 19 Replies More
Training Week: March 24-30th, 2013 – prep for Lake Sonoma 50

Training Week: March 24-30th, 2013 – prep for Lake Sonoma 50

My quads got beat-up from the Tarawera 100km. Despite taking 5 days totally off from running after the race (on March 16, 2013) I can still feel a dull ache in them. That is to be expected though. I’ve dealt with lots of post-marathon fatigue and I’ve overtrained to the point of compromising my health […]

April 2, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More