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A Fall Towards Better Perspectives

A Fall Towards Better Perspectives

“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.”  -James Thurber A Fall Towards Better Perspectives (11/6/12): I’ve been feeling pretty selfish lately. Running is one of those activities where you can tend to focus a lot on yourself. Sometimes athletes can get some pretty distorted […]

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Mountain Racing in Europe

Mountain Racing in Europe

European Mountain Racing: September 2nd-9th, 2012 The past 12 days have been filled with lots of elevation change, scenic trails, a couple 10-hour plane flights, and experiences I’ll never forget. I had the good fortune of traveling over to Italy and Switzerland for the world mountain running championships (held in Ponte di Legno, Italy) and […]

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Mt. Washington Race Recap

Mt. Washington Race Recap

  Mt. Washington Race Recap: 6/21/12 My decision to move to Boulder to train at altitude in the mountains became more solidified after this past weekend. I’m not sure if my red blood cell count had actually increased, but when I took the lead about 2.5 miles into the 2012 Mt. Washington road race last […]

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The Mountains Beckon

The Mountains Beckon

The Mountains Beckon June 2012 “…I went to the woods [mountains] because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived…” -excerpt from Walden: 2. “Where I Lived and […]

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The View Is Worth The Climb

The View Is Worth The Climb

“Hills are your friend.” My dad used to always say this to me before races and difficult training sessions that involved rolling terrain.  Several years of racing cross country, marathons, (and now trail ultras), I hear that statement as positive self talk in my mind, although it is slightly modified to “Uphills are your friend.” […]

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