Many people seem interested in the shoes I wear, so I thought I’d write a post here so that my stock answer is in one place instead of writing the same thing over and over again. So, here goes: my running footwear history/philosophy. I’ve been…

Although I now live in Bozeman, MT, I still harbor a deep appreciation for the public lands and trails of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region in general. This past spring there was an announcement that Colorado Springs Utilities had agreed to open portions…

The last couple days I decided my foot was ready to be out of the dreaded boot/immobilizer thingy, so I pranced around all day in stiff-soled mountain-biking shoes. But, by the end of yesterday, my foot was hurting again, so I decided it was time…

A big reason why I decided to start this blog was because I’m at a bit of a turning point in my running–I’ve been resting for 6 weeks healing a stress fracture in the 2nd metatarsal of my left foot and I’ve also moved to…

In the spirit of amassing all relevant info to my current running, here are the seven weeks of training leading up to Leadville. The month before this consisted of weeks of 0, 63, 32, and 29 miles (injured meniscus)…then my knee miraculously healed and I…

I know this is a bit late, but I’m posting it here just to have the major factors in my current running all in the same place. Goal: In descending order: win, sub-16hr, sub-16:30, sub-17hr, finishResults: won, 16:14:35Earlier in the spring/summer I really didn’t think…

Why does one blog? I dislike that phrase–“blog”–instead preferring the more traditional verb “write”. My main motive here is primarily because a blog seems to be a nifty, adaptable, individualizable format for recording all of the running that I (typically, when not injured) do. For…