Last week of VERT! Initial plan was for another 50ish miles and around 8,000 ft of vertical gain, while still progressing in my weekday workouts. I wanted to do some longer CV intervals and add another 5 minutes to my tempo run. I figured I could get in about ~4,000 ft of gain on Saturday …
RUFA Training: January 14th – 20th
Time to get more vert! This week I was hoping to get another 50 miles, but with much more vertical gain than my "down week" last week. I was shooting for ~10,000 ft, but I knew it would take a lot of things lining up perfectly for that to happen. My only days to get …
Body Image, Mental Health, & Running
For as long as I can remember, I've had body image and self confidence issues, mostly stemming from being overweight for the majority of my life. I was a chunky toddler, who grew into a chunky, awkward teen throughout middle and high school. I resigned myself to being the "fat friend", the funny nerd who …
RUFA Training: January 7th – 13th
This week was sort of a "down week", and sort of not. I planned to stay around 50 miles, so no drop in volume, but I would get much less vertical gain and time on feet. I was hoping to hit around 2,000-4,000 ft of gain and about 9 hours of training. This would be …
RUFA Training: December 31st – January 6th
Going into this week, I knew I'd have the opportunity to put up some big numbers for vertical gain as well as mileage. Gunnar and I were both off work Monday & Tuesday, so we spent the long weekend up in the mountains of Evergreen, Colorado. This allowed us to get in longer runs than …
Boulder Skyline Traverse: A Holiday Adventure
...The Boulder Skyline Traverse is a classic route -- really the quintessential Boulder trail run. It allows you to hit all five peaks nearby: South Boulder Peak, Bear Peak, Green Mountain, Flagstaff Mountain, and Mount Sanitas...
How to Survive a Wyoming Winter
Now, I can't claim to be an expert at this quite yet, as I'm still in the midst of my first Wyoming winter. However, I can share the tips, tricks, and essential gear that I use to deal with the cold, snow, ice, and wind. For those of you who are unaware of what a …
a love letter to PR or ER
...I used to be a “lone wolf” runner. I’m fairly introverted and my runs are my alone time, when I can recharge and listen to some podcasts. I’m not usually chatty with people at races, and the idea of a group run used to terrify me. I didn’t think I needed (or even wanted!) a team...
Impostor Syndrome & the “Instagram Runner”
...Am I doing all my easy runs too slow? Are my workouts not hard enough? My PR’s are around the same as hers, so should I be running that fast every day? Am I not trying hard enough? Am I not enough?...
Race Report: NYC Marathon
...This is where the real race starts, I guess. Mile 21 and 22 passed fairly uneventfully, just grinding. I kept telling myself I just had to make it to the next mile marker, and that's all that matters. No need to worry about the miles left after that until you get there...