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Running fast requires training two things: your body, and your thoughts.  Books are full of elite athletes talking about how they mentally prepare for races, but what happens when it's you?  In your own head? One of the best books on mental...]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:51:23 +0000
So, in three weeks the US team leaves for Scotland, in four weeks we run. For glory? maybe. I hope so. We've got a talented team going. Possibly one of the strongest in recent history. Is a medal an option, well, not out of the question. Sure it will b...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
It was about this time last year, mid spring when the mountains are still under feet of snow and summer seems like it should be just around the corner but it’s actually still so far off that you’re trying not to think about it. Thinking abo...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
XC   ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
Four weeks to go... FOUR WEEKS!!! until the World Championship Cross Country race in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. The wind, the rain, the mud, and the hills. Ahhh. True cross country, where XC was born, some would say, and where it was meant to...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
It's pissing rain outside on the eve of one of the best experiences one can have as a long distance runner. Unfortunately it hasn't been pissing enough. The WXC course, while tough, it's not all that muddy. The locals that I've been coaxing to get out ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
Thought I'd tell everyone a little about how it's going living in two places at once. Yeah, sounds confusing, and sometimes it really is but I can explain. I live in Bend, I have a house, a wife, and a dog. I also have a job...sort of. (I don't work mu...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
I seem to be at a crossroads in my running as of late.  It’s that awkward period after you put forth a huge effort to maximize your potential and nothing is the same as it was before. I’ve tried to put last year behind me, my failure (...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:58 +0000
Rough day at the office today.  It only took the first climb of the 19mi Sierre-Zinal race to figure out it wasn’t going to go the way I planned.  The first climb was the whole first half of the race but…   ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
Colds suck.  When I have a race I like to be on. With a cold it’s usually followed by several up and down races and it’s never confidence building. Almost makes me feel human, which also sucks, because we’re inherently weak. ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
I must confess, I’ve had quite the affair the last couple months. It started with my across the world trip to Albania, continued across different time zones from Island Time to the East Coast, weekend to weekend, now it’s come to the point ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
It’s Back to the Drawing Board as they say. My recent, shall we say adventure that was the Zegama-Aizkorri Maraton was both an eye-opening defeat and a success at the same time. Just so you don’t have to read the whole post, because apparen...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
Yes, it’s been a busy couple of weeks and I’ve neglected my blogging duties. So lets recap to bring you up to speed. Olympic Trials, Cascade Trifecta (Rainier, Adams, Hood) attempt but fail, Siskiyou Outback 50k, Steens Mtn Running Camp, an...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
I was really surprised to see Dakota rounding the same switchback I was on with 100m to go coming up the South Kaibab trail. I shouldn’t have been, but I was. Dakota and I ran the exact same time for our recent Double Crossing of the Grand Canyon...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
I thought that I’d been shut out of a final run up the South Sister this year, but as luck (or the weather in Central Oregon) would have it, the storms cleared up long enough to melt off the 8-12” of fresh snow that the mountains received t...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
Steeple It was quite a surprise to me that during my first steeple in 4 years I would run an 8:42 by myself in somewhat windy conditions, so you can imagine my shock at being able to complete a non-existent track season into a 6th place at the Olympi...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
As an athlete you go through highs and lows as your body ebbs and flows with it’s  bio-rhythms. For endurance athletes this is even more evident as your performance depends almost entirely on what state your body is in.  I wish I could ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
Albania is a great place to hold a championships. It’s one of those countries that I’m not likely to travel to unless I have a good reason. The World Mountain Running Champs gave me a good reason. Most of you reading this are wondering, whe...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
I’m still dreaming of that In n Out Burger we passed on the way to the SLC airport this morning. For those of you In n Out fans you’ll get the “double” entendre of the title. Anyway, onto more pressing topics. What is going on, ...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000
I’m glad that’s over. Every four years I go through a long stressful buildup to what I consider to be the most important race I’ll have on the calendar. The Olympic Trials is just like every other race, only it’s not. No one tre...]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:33:57 +0000