Category Ultramarathon
Thoughts Post-Leadville 100
By D Aloha! I am writing this post from sunny Hawai’i. Samwell is participating in the Kona Ironman THIS WEEKEND, and I’m along for the ride! I won’t steal his thunder and tell you how amazing it is here.. we’ll save that for another post! So, as I mentioned, the Leadville 100 happened. The race finished […]
Leadville 100 Run Race Report
By D Race: Leadville Trail 100 Run Where: Leadville, CO When: August 22-23, 2015 Time: 22:27:47 Garmin Data: First Half, Second Half Official Results Stats: 627 Starters, 309 Finishers Elevation Profile: Holy moly. Oh holy moly oof da. I CAN’T BELIEVE I DID IT. Not only can I not believe I did it, I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW WELL IT […]
Silver Rush 50 Race Report
By D Race: Silver Rush 50 Run Where: Leadville, CO When: July 12, 2015 Distance: 50 Miles Elevation Gain (according to my Garmin): 7,616 ft Overall Time: 10:13:56 If I could sum up the last three weeks in two words, they would be “oof da”. Silver Rush went shockingly well, especially considering my injury scare. Then, during the […]
LT100 Training – From Injured to (Mostly) Healthy
by D As any runner (or athlete in general) knows, being injured can do crazy things to your head. I know that sounds dramatic, but gosh, I hope it’s not just me. The following is what my life looked like when I couldn’t run – Binge watch 4 seasons of “Girls” in two weeks Drink […]
Summer Adventure Checklist Update
By Danielle We have finally hit summer, and I couldn’t be happier! Well, actually, I could be a little bit happier. You see, I have hit a minor snag in my training and haven’t been able to run for a little bit. I’m hoping things are on the mend now, but I’ll keep you […]
Training Updates (With Some Life Thrown In)
By Danielle Update #1 – Our New Neighborhood ROCKS This is just a quickie update. I am writing this blog post from the local coffee shop that is two blocks always from our house. SO. AWESOME. If you missed it, we moved a few weeks ago and are finally back in the Denver proper zip […]
2015 Summer Adventure Check List
By Danielle Excuse our LONG absence from this little blog. In the last few weeks, we moved out of our old house, were homeless for a week, moved in to our new house (with no internet!) and then we jetted off to Georgia so I could receive my FSA (aka become an actuary badass or […]
Love Affair with Leadville
By Danielle What’s the Leadville 100 (or LT100)? Leadville is a little town in the mountains of Colorado. The town (well, really it’s Lifetime, but that’s a technicality) hosts a whole series of races including various trail running distances and some mountain bike races. But before the race series was owned by Lifetime, before there […]
From Zero to 50 Miles
By Danielle The following is a typical conversation I have when I tell someone I have run a 50 mile race. Person: You ran 50 miles? At one time?! IN ONE DAY?! Me: Yeah.. it really isn’t as hard as it sounds. Person: That’s crazy. I could NEVER do that. It really ISN’T as hard or […]
The North Face Endurance Challenge, Utah – 50 Mile Race Report
By Danielle The Deets. Where: Park City, Utah When: October 4, 2014 Distance: 50 Miles Elevation Gain: Unknown, my watch had 9-10k ft, I heard others had more. The course guide says over 13k. Course: Mostly single track with some dirt roads and some scree/rocky areas. Beautiful scenery. Garmin Data: http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/606508005 Play by Play. The North Face […]
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