Notable Runs & Races
2010
2009
2008
2007
- City of Angles Half Marathon - (December) My introduction to road racing... and coincidentally my fastest distance run by quite a margin.
- Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon - (August) Back to Pikes for more fun, including my first marathon.
- Sawtooth Mountain and Buchanan Pass (IPW) - (August) One last "tuning" run solo. I headed up to the Divide and climbed the amazing Sawtooth Mountain, then descended to Buchanan Pass and came out via the Beaver Reservoir.
- Berthoud Pass-Rollins Pass Run (JPW) - (July) A big trip we've been talking about for a long time: Berthoud Pass to Rollins Pass over 8 peaks and 20 miles. The crew was large and everyone got as much as they wanted or more.
- Hessie Loop Plus (IPW) - (July) The classic loop up to the Divide and back from the Hessie TH with Peter. I climbed an extra peak along the way and we got caught in an impressive thunderstorm.
- Mt. Alice and Wild Basin (RMNP) - (July) First big Mountain Run of the year. Eric, Clem, and I did a big loop in Wild Basin climbing the imposing Mt. Alice along the way. Beautiful and fast!
- Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim - (May) The hardest thing I've ever done in my life.
- Greenland 25K Trail Race - (April) An impromptu 25k race with Yasuyo, Chris, and Eric. Lots of fun and a good taste for distance racing.
2006
- Pikes Peak Ascent - (August) My first race! And I did a lot better than I'd expected. Wow!
- JPW Divide Run (JPW) - (August) A last uber-run with Chris and Peter before Pikes. We covered 19 miles from the East Portal TH up to the Divide and then back down through the old Railroad Tunnel.
- Devils Thumb Run (IPW) - (July) A solo run from Hessie to the Fourth of July TH via the Divide and three lakes. Definitely a learning experience for me, though worthwhile.
- Mts Audubon and Paiute (IPW) - (July) My first mountain run and a real eye-opener! Climbed two classic high peaks and discovered the hazards of glissading in running shorts. With Chris and Peter.
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Upcoming
I'm not obsessive, but it's always nice to have something on the horizon. Here's what's planned and some other possibilities:
Run Rabbit Run (aka Steamboat 50-miler), September 18, 2010. Looks like a nice run through the fall colors in a part of the state I've never visited. And it will keep me motivated through the summer to train!
Distant Future
There are a few things I'd like to do, but haven't any set time-line:
Imogene Pass Run (September), a fun-looking, uber-popular race: 17 miles up and over a pass from Ouray to Telluride in SW Colorado.
Moab Alpine to Slickrock 50 miler (September) Looks like fun and the timing is about right.
A Hundred?
People always want to know if I'm going to run a 100 eventually. "Eventually" is a long time, but I have no plans or desires to run that distance. 50 miles requires a level of training which precludes most other fun, so I can't really fathom what training for a hundred would be like. I've also found that, after about 12 hours on a course, I'm well and truly ready to be finished. But, then again, I thought running up Pikes Peak was crazy once, too.
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