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
Author: azventurer
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
All Day in the Desert: McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50K
If you want to read about how I trained for the race, you can find it here. Race Day I showed up early on race day to see the 50 mile runners start. Partly because one of my friends from San Tan was running it, and partly because I just wanted to cheer for them as… Continue reading All Day in the Desert: McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50K
Training for My First Ultramarathon: McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50K
8 Months in the Making I don’t think it was a formal goal when 2015 officially began, but somewhere real close to it, the idea of running a 50K started rolling around in my head. I had already signed up for the Phoenix Marathon, and over the course of 2014 had done a 15K, started… Continue reading Training for My First Ultramarathon: McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50K
Half as Many Going Twice as Far: Ragnar Trail Ultra 2015
Last weekend, I ran my second Ragnar Trail Relay! As before, it was on the trails out at McDowell Mountain Park. I talk a lot about my first Ragnar Trail Relay—a lot of the posts on this site reference it in one way or another—but there’s a reason for that. It planted so many important seeds of my… Continue reading Half as Many Going Twice as Far: Ragnar Trail Ultra 2015
Looking Back
I don’t usually post a lot on my Facebook page, but every once in a while I write something that I think is pretty good. I don’t know a) how many people are ever going to look at this blog, and b) how many of them are going to be my Facebook friends, so I’m… Continue reading Looking Back