Thursday, December 26, 2013

Christmas and Ice

The family traveled up to Jay, Maine for a few days then headed down to the Saratoga/Albany, NY area for a couple of days to see family and exchange some presents.  I was able to get out for two icy runs on the rail trail through Jay, ME with the dogs.  Stout still has his back two paws wrapped up after some deep cuts in his pads and one pad ripped off from the sharp ice.  After two days without much activity it felt good to get out for an hour XC ski in Castleton with Hillary and Hubbard.  Thanks to an inch and a half of new snow this morning we could classic ski on the ice base that remained on the rail trail and VAST trails from the college.
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I just started ultra running in 2013. I have done a couple Ironman triathlons then I did not train much for about 3 years. On July 27, 2013, after a long bike ride with some friends I got the itch and signed up for the Virgil Crest 50 mile ultra. I was able to place second overall and tie the previous course record. My longest week included a 27 mile run and a weekly total of 50 miles. I am curious what I can do with adequate training ...

I attempt to take advantage of each season and cross train as much as possible to prepare for my upcoming 2014 ultra running races. Below you will find excerpts from my training days and races. You can search the blog for individual race reports or other key words on the bottom right-hand side. I work full-time as a professor at Castleton State College, so I utilize weekends for longer workouts and do what I can during the week.

Let me know if you want to go for a run!