When I ran Javelina Jundred 100k in 2016, the biggest surprise I had in graduating to that distance from 50k was what the last four, five, six hours felt like. I knew it wasn’t going to be fun, but I wasn’t ready for how not-fun it was going to be. And then when I ran… Continue reading My Worst Great Adventure: 24 Hours of the Prescott Circle Trail
Author: azventurer
2018 Zane Grey 50: Analyzing My First DNF
This might read like a list of excuses, but that’s not what it’s meant to be. It also might read like some sort of extended self-flagellation, but that’s not what it’s meant to be, either. I made a lot of mistakes leading up to and during the race (only one of which was really out… Continue reading 2018 Zane Grey 50: Analyzing My First DNF
January 2018 San Tan Trail Runner of the Month
I’m not gonna make too big of a deal about this, but for several years I have been part of a running group that calls San Tan Mountain Regional Park their home, and they recently began spotlighting members on a monthly basis. I was voted the San Tan Trail Runner of the Month for January… Continue reading January 2018 San Tan Trail Runner of the Month
2016 Javelina Jundred 100k
I don’t know how I’m going to do another 20 miles. I said more than that, but it seemed like that was where my pacer, Lisa, got worried and stopped listening. I was actually trying to be a little inspirational, leading with a complaint, but finishing with resolution. Instead, I shot wide of the mark… Continue reading 2016 Javelina Jundred 100k
Getting Through It
So my last post was fairly grim, but it was meant to be. Running a lot in the heat is lousy. I talk to other runner friends who tell me that they have gone out and trained in the afternoons during the summer for long stretches like it’s no big deal, and all I can… Continue reading Getting Through It
My Fall-Apart Week(s)
I don’t know how I’m going to do this. Me I’ve thought that before. I know I have. I get deep into a training cycle for a big race, and then I hit a point where everything goes to hell. Something that’s been working stops working. Social obligations keep interfering. Some part of my body… Continue reading My Fall-Apart Week(s)
Still Moving Forward
Well, I’ve done it. It’s one thing to talk about plans, and it’s another thing to commit to them. I’ve been talking about doing the 100K at Javelina Jundred this year, but up until yesterday, it was just talk. Now I’m registered, and it’s time to put my money (a pretty hefty race fee!) where my mouth… Continue reading Still Moving Forward
Double Run Day Fun-Day
We now interrupt your flow of angsty missed-race agonizing to talk about an entertaining thing I did last Saturday morning: two runs on opposite sides of the valley. Why? Because I felt like it, and I could!
Calming The Madness
You know what’s not good for your head? Working on a goal for several months and then not being able to achieve it. You know what’s worse? Not being able to even attempt it. I’m a patient guy. Not an “I can put up with anything indefinitely” kind of patient, but in a goal-oriented way.… Continue reading Calming The Madness
When the Wheels Fall Off in the Home Stretch
This was supposed to be a recap of the training for my first 50 mile race. It was going to be out at Monument Valley, where several of my friends were running the 50K. I was going to tell the story of how I found it, why I signed up for it, and what I learned… Continue reading When the Wheels Fall Off in the Home Stretch