Monthly Archives: June 2011

I don’t normally make split charts because I usually end up just going out and run by feel. If I feel good, I go fast and if I don’t, well anything can happen then.
However, since the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 is my ‘A’ race for the year, I’ve been thinking a lot about it and [...]

Earlier tonight somebody on the ultralist was asking for advice about running her first 50 miler at Bighorn on Saturday.
Here was my response:
First and foremost, pace yourself. Don’t set the bar so high that you panic over every little thing that goes wrong. (Lots of little things will go wrong.)
It’s going to be a long [...]

A few runners from Salt Lake and Provo will be doing some loops on the MRC Grandeur Peak Fun Run course. It’s around 10 miles and 4,000 feet of gain per loop so this is a good chance to see if your climbing legs are still attached to your body after last week’s suffer-fest at [...]