Thursday, I was able to get away from the brewery a little early, so I finally managed to get in a hike I’ve been trying to do all summer. Pass Creek Trail runs from Coal Bank Pass up to join the Colorado Trail. From the junction, there’s a quick but treacherous spur that runs most [...]
The last time I ran was in early June, when the former Head Brewer called me mid-run to let me know he had quit.
Name: Track 010
Date: Aug 4, 2011 2:57 pm
Map: View on Map
Distance: 2.82 miles
Elapsed Time: 27:28.7
Avg Speed: 6.2 mph
Max Speed: 8.1 mph
Avg Pace: 09′ 44″ per mile
Min Altitude: 9,275 ft
Max Altitude: 9,551 ft
The altitude numbers are conspicuously accurate. Either I got lucky, [...]
The roads were finally clear enough for me to get in my first run since October, and holy crap, am I out of shape.
Name: Silverton 1
Date: Mar 5, 2011 1:08 pm
Map: View on Map
Distance: 0.95 miles
Elapsed Time: 09:57.0
Avg Speed: 5.7 mph
Max Speed: 7.4 mph
Avg Pace: 10′ 27″ per mile
Min Altitude: 9,176 ft
Max Altitude: 9,365 ft
I took a while, but I finally had a day off work when it didn’t snow. So I took a hike up to the abandoned (silver?) mine just north of town, and got some pretty great photos.
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So I ran the Indianapolis Marathon’s half again. It started out well enough: dry roads, reasonable temperatures, no hangover… At about four miles, I was on pace and through the only real hills on the course. There was something in my right shoe, or so I thought, so I stopped for a second, shook it [...]
Yeah, well, let’s see how you do at 6800 ft.
Name: Steamboat
Date: Aug 17, 2010 9:08 am
Map: View on Map
Distance: 2.05 miles
Elapsed Time: 19:24.8
Avg Speed: 6.3 mph
Max Speed: 7.4 mph
Avg Pace: 09′ 28″ per mile
Min Altitude: 6,698 ft
Max Altitude: 6,798 ft
One year ago today, I decided I didn’t really want to be fat anymore, and was going to lose 35 pounds in the next year. I didn’t quite make it, but I can say that I’m probably in better shape now than at any time since that last high school water polo game. I seriously [...]
Now that my endurance is (nearly) where I want it, I’m trying to build in some pacing work. This is a course record for me.
Name: 5K
Date: Apr 18, 2010 1:36 pm
Map: Google Maps
Distance: 3.30 miles
Elapsed Time: 26:41.5
Avg Speed: 7.4 mph
Max Speed: 7.6 mph
Avg Pace: 08′ 06″ per mile
Min Altitude: 679 ft
Max Altitude: 797 ft
Name: NOLA
Date: Feb 21, 2010 6:01 pm
Distance: 3.86 miles
Elapsed Time: 40:08.1
Avg Speed: 5.8 mph
Max Speed: 12.0 mph
Avg Pace: 10′ 24″ per mile
Min Altitude: 33 ft
Max Altitude: 108 ft
Click on this link to display the track in Google Maps. This link will be valid until Mar 23, 2010 5:47 PM PDT.
Suck it, everyone who hasn’t lost 10% of their body weight.
Being unemployed is pretty much cheating.