Oct 312011
 

Yesterday Nicole and I registered for our race taking place November 20th. The countdown is on.

We have about one more “big” week of training before the taper for Santa Monica Mountains 50k. It was a good week with running three two a days, yoga, a sweet 22 miler with Stitch, and total elevation gain of over 12,200 feet in five days. I’ll shoot for the same next week with a few more miles, then maybe take out the pre-work run in favor of a little more sleep as the taper begins.

part of the Griffith Park run with Stitch

a couple of good climbs in the park

It was really nice to have dead legs on the first climb yesterday on the Westridge single track. That let me know I had done some good work during the week. By the end of the run everything was smooth and efficient, but I knew I had logged a solid week. Today is a rest day, then back at it tomorrow.

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Oct 112011
 

Long time no post.

No one reason for it, just haven’t been into blogging. I’ll see about getting back into it with a few random disjointed words, images, and a video.

Nicole and Figgy finish up a couple hours in the mountians

I’ve been training with Nicole for the Santa Monica Mountains race taking place the end of November. We recently trained on the course with friends Figgy, Stitch, and their little boy.

cooling off

Stitch is going to run in homemade Luna sandals. Below is a photo of his current sandals after our 18 miler. He’s making a new pair for the race.

Stitch after a fun 18 miler

For the past couple of months I have been doing “Yoga for Endurance Athletes”. The time works with my schedule, the instructor is great, and it is really close to my house. Nicole has joined me several times and plans to keep going as well. If you are in the Santa Monica area and interested in attending let me know in the comments and I would be happy to share the details.

Nicole and I met for dinner after work a little while back, then had the the pleasure of meeting ultra endurance legend Marshall Ulrich. He is an amazing athlete and down to earth guy.

getting a book signed by Marshall

Lastly, I saw this and it was awesome, so thought I would share. Full screen it and enjoy.

 

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.

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