Ah, sweet revenge. Last year (2012) was my first crack at the infamous Sehgahunda Trail Marathon and it didn’t end well, DNF’ing at mile 20,…
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Today I ran topless. I was banging out a 10 mile trail run, it was hot, I didn’t want to wear a shirt. So I…
1 CommentOne of the time-honored spring fixtures of the trail running scene here in the Great Lakes / Finger Lakes region of upstate, NY is the…
Leave a CommentWe’re (“we” being myself and two of my friends) getting ready for our trail run of The Devil’s Path out in the Catskills this June…
Leave a Comment(This post was updated on 5/6/2013 to reflect updated experience in the Peregrine 3.) So I’ve been running in minimal, zero drop trail shoes for…
3 CommentsI’ve got a lot on the calendar for this year. Most of it definite. Some of it penciled in. But there’s one single “event” that…
5 CommentsI’m always on the lookout for new trails I haven’t heard of yet. Just recently I stumbled across a gem called the SENECA TRAIL running…
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Over the past few days that I’ve had to reflect on last weekend’s Off Road Half Ironman, I’m realizing that this past Saturday is a day that will be seared in my emotional memory for years to come. It was that good. A perfect day in many ways.
When I started losing weight and got hooked on Triathlons in 2010, I knew almost instantly that I’d want to do an Ironman. Off Road. Lot’s of people do them on the road. There are very few who have done one off road. For good reason – it’s really, really, really hard.
I’ve been planning on tackling my “holy grail” of a full off road ironman later this year. But somewhere in the recesses of the under-used logical section of my brain, a little voice said, “Ya know… It would make a lot of sense to try a HALF Off Road Ironman before you try a FULL. Just sayin’.”
So, enter last Saturday. I decided to give the Off Road Half Ironman (1.2 Mile Open Water Swim, 56 Miles of Trail Mountain Biking, and 13.1 Miles of Trail Running) a whirl and see what would happen. What happened is that, in just under 9 hours of swim/bike/running, I rediscovered all over again that I’m capable of more than I think I am. I discovered that trails and open water possess an almost religious quality for me. I discovered that I have utterly amazing family and friends who support what I do (I knew that before, but it never hurts to be reminded).
5 CommentsGOAT HEAD GEAR recently sent out a few packs of Sole Spikes for the TrailsROC guys to test out. Gotta admit, I kinda poo-pooed them.…
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The BRISTOL HILLS TRAIL (BHT) is a 55 mile branch trail of the Finger Lakes Trail system – starting at Ontario County Park (OCP) in Bristol Springs, NY. I’m familiar with some of the area OCP trails from mountain biking, but have never really familiarized myself with the BHT. I figured it’s about time to do so.
Headed down to OCP very early yesterday to spend a few hours on the BHT and begin to familiarize myself with a trail that will – quite likely – become my first 100+ mile solo trail run by the end of next year. (To my knowledge there is only one guy who has ever run the whole trail end-to-end in one shot, which was only accomplished in August of last year.) No time like the present to get started…
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