Yosemite

Looking forward to some challenging trail runs in Yosemite this weekend...Half Dome and Panorama Trail should be fun!!!

X-1 at City Sports

Apparently, my X-1 headphones are starting to show up in City Sports and other sports equipment stores....

Potential 50-miler for November?!

I think I might have found my 50 miler for november... www.stone-mill-50-mile.org . It says the elevation gain is just over 2000 meters.

Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50km

I finished the race in a time of 4 hours 58 minutes. I wanted to finish under 5 hours, so I am happy with the result. The course was really fast, but despite being relatively flat, the terrain was tough. Imagine 50km on medium sized gravel. It was like a combination of small Gobi style rubble and sand because your feet just slid out from under you if i over-strided, which was very brutal on the ankles. On the plus side, I was very happy with the brooks pure grits, which I tried for the first time at a long distance. They held up really well.

The last ~8km of the race were mentally tough. I think I needed one more Saltstick tab because I was starting to cramp a little bit.

Back to training on Monday for the next challenge!!