Sep
30
Since I rolled my left ankle 10 days ago I have been running twice and on a stationary bike twice. I feel like I have gained 50 pounds and couldn’t run a mile. My milage goals for Sept were shot and I came up 40 miles short. I do realize the importance of healing properly …
Sep
22
A few years ago I went through a very lengthy, involved and personal yet semi-public process that had to involve a lot of people around me and close to me. The end result of that process was a negative one and it really shook up my world for awhile. It took me a long while …
Sep
22
This quote was posted by my sister and really got me thinking. My first response to this was that failure can sure feel fatal-like you have just been defined by what you failed to do. You know-”your only as good as your last__________.” In the immediate wake of the failed attempt you fall into the …
Sep
21
Its good to know where the road leads and where your going. This morning the 2010 LT100 date was set- 4 a.m. August 21, 2010. Sounds strange to have it down to the hour almost a year out but its really not that far away. I am preparing for redemption. My mothers 9th Half Marathon …
Sep
19
Today’s event was the 5-Peaks 16miler at Buntzen Lake Park in Anmore, BC. It consists of one lap of each of the 2 smaller trail runs-the Enduro and the Sport Trails. The Enduro trail takes you for a 9 mile loop which features the Diez Vista hiking trail and its very hard 1850ft climb over 1.5 …
Sep
12
Who really knows where inspiration comes from or who is going to inspire them? Why does something inspire one person and make the next person groan and ask “why”? Maybe it’s the mental make up of the individual looking at the task or challenge-or maybe it’s a challenge to assess how mental the person attempting …
Sep
10
Complacency is a dangerous place to be. Especially if you are unaware that you are there, it’s fine if “alright” or “not bad” are your goals but otherwise, complacency is trouble. I recently realised I was living there. I had run a marathon in October last year and May of this year and was with …
Sep
08
–Although it is tough to get excited about a 2.5 mile run, I am excited about what it represents-Day 1 and a new beginning, no more looking back, I can focus ahead on Twin Peaks in February and then Leadville2010. Its a good day:) RK
Sep
06
The new program doesn’t start until Tuesday but we went for a 14.76 km run around Stanley Park and the seawall on Saturday. It felt good to be back out running and it was nice to shake out the rust. The progam will have me out for about 1400 miles over 26 weeks-which would bring …
Sep
05
crossing the river on the back end of the double crossing of hope pass it became clear to me that i wasn’t going to make the checkpoint and the 09 Leadville 100 would be the Leadville 60. in the 15 minutes or so we walked through the clearing and up the meadow towards the light …
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