Tag: Lake Sonoma 50

Lake Sonoma 50 Race Report: 2014

Lake Sonoma 50 Race Report: 2014

I’ve been overanalyzing and agonizing over my performance at the 2014 Lake Sonoma 50 mile race. I’m a numbers guy and I like cold, hard scientific data.  The obvious results from this race of course demonstrate the fact that both men’s and women’s ultra-trail running fields are getting really close and competitive. Every second counts! […]

April 17, 2014 | By | 51 Replies More
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
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