Three rims, 46-ish miles, more than 11,000 feet elevation gain, in something like 18 hours
I conquered this bucket list beast with a buddy on September 30, 2023.
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Crested Butte Ultra 50-miler
I’ve been chasing a 50-miler since 2016 and it felt great to finally slay this dragon at the Crested Butte Ultra on October 1, 2022.
I finished the 50 miles, which featured 8,300 ft of elevation gain, in 13:51:07 and placed 51st out of the 61 runners who finished the race. By my count there were about 111 runners registered for the 50-miler, which means about 50 runners did not finish.
It was a long, brutal, beautiful day – highlighted by a nasty storm that ripped through the course in the early afternoon – and the craziest race I’ve done to date. I was just thankful to finish the race in one piece before the cutoff time at 9pm; I finished at about 7:50pm.
Continue reading Crested Butte Ultra 50-miler“Born To Run” book review and takeaways
While Born to Run will inspire most athletes, anybody can benefit from the story of the Tarahumara running tribe, and lessons imparted in this informative and entertaining read.
The storylines kept the book moving and easy to follow with a narrative that provided a smooth canvass for convincing research and historical analysis of seemingly every aspect of running.
Born to Run tells of author Christopher McDougall’s journey to develop as a runner paired with the story of the ultimate ultramarathon that pitted the world’s best ultra runners against the secretive Tarahumara tribesmen of Mexico’s treacherous Copper Canyons.