First, the numbers. Miles: 459Hours: 88h 06minVertical: 66,400′ 2010 TotalsMiles: 4365Hours: 664h 32minVertical: 740,600′ A quick scan of these figures makes me think that nice, round year-end goals would be something like 6500 miles (a convenient average of 125 MPW), 1000 hours, and a million…

Here is an article I wrote for Running Times.com this week that offers a little more reflection on my race at the Leadville 100 this year.                                      …

I’ve got my report from this weekend’s Leadville Trail 100 up over on Running Times.  Hopefully it helps clear up some of the apparent confusion about what happened on Saturday. Also, congratulations to 2010 champion Duncan Callahan who ran a patient, steady race and earned…

Here is a short interview I did with Newbalance.com earlier this week regarding tomorrow’s racing of the Leadville 100.

08-09-2010Mon-AM: 35 miles (5:41) Indian Peaks/Continental Divide, 6500′Parked at Hessie with Scott and headed up to Devils Thumb in a pretty steady rain at 7am. What can you do? Just hunkered down in our lightweight shells and went for it. Above treeline the precip stopped…

08-02-2010Mon-AM: 15 miles (2:23) Green Mt up back down Bear Cyn, 3000′Everything was less sore by the end of this very slow recovery run. 08-03-2010Tue-AM: 13.5 miles (2:07) Green Mt up/down backside, 3000′Sleepy run in the dark at 4:50am before catching a flight to SLC….

Last week I was presented with the opportunity to get out and spend some significant time in the high mountains.  This is my favorite type of running to do, hands down.  The powers of precipitation only allow running travel above treeline for a few short…

07-26-2010Mon-AM: 15 miles (2:28) Mt. Elbert, 4500′Great run back on what still feels like one of my home mountains/trails.  Despite limited acclimation (compared to the perfect acclimation I had living in Leadville last summer) I ran to the top a full minute faster than before…