Summer Roundup Review It has been a while since I wrote anything here, I have been severely lacking in motivation to blog lately. Today was the Summer Roundup, the second race in the Colorado Springs Triple Crown of Racing. I was hoping for a good race today; it didn’t go exactly as planned but I’m not overly upset by the results. The Sunrise Striders group has been … [Read more...]
Bolder Boulder Review
This is going to be a longish post; I probably could have split it into separate post about the race and the post-race festivities. I think this was the first race I registered for since moving with the intention of trying to run well. I didn’t do as well as I think I am capable of but I know what I need to work on to get better for next year. We had discussed going up the … [Read more...]
Colfax Marathon Race Review
After a 7 month layoff I have returned to marathoning. Last November I decided to admit I had plantar fascists and took a 6 week break from all physical activity. Then we moved from sea-level San Diego to 6,500’ Colorado Springs. As previously discussed I struggled with the transition but the past few weeks I have been getting much stronger. Running with the Pikes Peak Road … [Read more...]
Ragnar SoCal/Carlsbad 5000 Weekend Report
Ragnar/Carlsbad 5000 Weekend Back in November after a Monday night run with Movin’ Shoes a group of us were discussing my imminent departure from San Diego. My friend Leslie put me on the spot about what race I planned on coming back for so she could arrange to be in town as well. I gave it a lot of thought and decided that outside of the trail Ragnar at Vail my favorite … [Read more...]
Zante V2 Review
I found myself in need of some new running shoes and my wife suggested I could get some at Movin’ Shoes while I was San Diego for the Carlsbad 5000. I’m not going to object to buying some new kicks so I went into the store on Monday before my flight. “Needing new shoes” may be a bit of an understatement. While I was injured I allowed my shoe rotation to go to hell and I … [Read more...]