After only 48 hours, it already feels as though I've been in Colorado for weeks. Although I haven't kept track, I think this is my 12th trip to Colorado as an adult -- and 13th if you add my family's cross-country van trip in the 1970s. Over the years, these mountains have come … Continue reading Road to Leadville: Dispatch #2
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Road to Leadville: Dispatch #1
"Why are you going to Colorado?" "To run in a hundred mile race" isn't really a great answer. It's much more complicated. And much harder to explain. In the week leading up to the Leadville Trail 100 (which starts at 4:00 am Mountain Time on Saturday the 20th), I'm going to explore some … Continue reading Road to Leadville: Dispatch #1
Vertical Weekend
I inevitably miss the weekend's long runs in the early days of each week. Particularly this month, as I steadily ramp up weekly miles ahead of the Leadville 100 in late August -- and particularly this week, as I still feel the weekend of the Whiteface Vertical Weekend in my legs. I've tried to explain … Continue reading Vertical Weekend
Perception
An early season run up the steep woody slopes of nearby Smuggler's Notch on Monday was a perfect solitary sojourn to balance the weekend's racing with our team in southern New England sunshine. Both were glorious. And each reminded me of why I run -- to set aside the quotidian and revel in the rhythm of … Continue reading Perception
What’s Next…?
Den längsta resan är resan inåt. -Dag Hammarskjöld I talked about Climate Run: Iceland this morning with about thirty middle school students at the Albany Community School here in Vermont. Among the questions they asked during and after my slideshow was "what was your favorite part?" I … Continue reading What’s Next…?
Top Ten!
Five days into the New Year (and barely a week into "winter" here in the Northeastern U.S.) and I'm starting to adjust to a new training routine that balances running and skiing (and gym workouts) with all the other parts of family & work life. For example, I couldn't get out to start my long … Continue reading Top Ten!
The Long Way
It has been something of a tradition for me over the past several years that, on a day in late summer, I've run up the 3 mile approach up the slopes of New Hampshire's Mount Washington to the base of the Pinnacle in Huntington Ravine, climbed the 500 ft route (rated 5.5), and run back down … Continue reading The Long Way
Dispatches from Iceland #5: Þverfellshorn
Orion and I drove by the trailhead for Þverfellshorn late last week, and since it is one of the most accessible peaks in Iceland (only 15 km from Reykjavik), and offers a vertical gain of 780 meters in only about 5k, of course I had to go back this morning and run up. Here´s a bit … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #5: Þverfellshorn
Dispatches from Iceland #4: Planning and mapping
With only a week before the run, I spent much of this cold and rainy morning in a café across the square from the glass portal into the 871 Settlement Museum's subterranean exhibit. Over a coffee and croissant, I counted miles, identified road crossings, and talked with family members and friends due to arrive in … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #4: Planning and mapping
Dispatches from Iceland #3: Training Days
This weekend is Hatið Hafsins in Reykjavik, the Festival of the Sea, which Orion and I spent visiting ships, looking for puffins, and generally being caught up in maritime merriment. Yesterday, however, we went to Rauðavatn, a lake just inside the Reykjavik city limits that has some great trails--although no map that we could find, so … Continue reading Dispatches from Iceland #3: Training Days
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