Tag: Running
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Denver Colfax Marathon | 2018
Running in the Mile High City can take your breath away, especially if you haven’t been in town long. Run for 26.2 miles and it’s sure to be a good day! 2018 was the second year for me to run the Colfax Marathon, which claims to be Denver’s only marathon. The race takes place in the…
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Greenland Trail 50k – Colorado | 2018
2018 has been off to a pretty good start with my goal to hone in more on longer distances. For the most part, I’ve had a few good long runs every month. Like Arches Ultra 50k in Moab, a self-supported 50k on Cherry Creek Trail in the south Denver area, and Desert Rats 50k in Fruita, CO. May brought a gentler…
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Desert Rats Trail Running Festival 50k – Fruita, Colorado | 2018
Hook me up with a run in the desert and I’m there. Make it a long run with great views and aid stations, and I am golden. My second desert ultramarathon of the year took place on April 14th near Grand Junction, Colorado at the Desert Rats Trail Running Festival 50k. I completed the 50k distance…
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Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run 12k | 2015
It’s alright to hate hills… as long as you don’t give up! Also, if it’s your first race at a new distance, you automatically get a new PR, right?!? The Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run puts that to the test. My first official half marathon is exactly one month away and training is going…
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Early Bird 5 Mile Race | 2015
My first race of the season is in the books! Fortunately, I’m off on the right foot and am already looking forward to more. After accomplishing my first 100-mile month in March (106), I’m feeling good about 2015. On Saturday, I ran the Early Bird 5-mile run here in town. It wasn’t too large –…
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Ragnar Relay Napa Valley | 2014
Ragnar Relay Napa Valley was my first experience realizing that running could be fun. Being in a van with 5 other people, filled with half-dried sweaty clothes for 24 hours, may not seem appealing at first (well, the sweaty clothes part wasn’t!), but it sure made for a running adventure to remember. And it was…
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Pony Trot 10k | 2014
At first glance, I thought this had to be a joke. A listing on the Montana Running calendars was titled the “Pony Trot.” Oh, that’s a cute name. But It was only $20, and I had yet to explore much south of I-90 and Three Forks, so I thought, why not?! The Pony Trot 10k…
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Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run 5k | 2014
While my running journey may have begun on the roads of Tennessee, my move to Montana quickly led to a greater love for trail running. My first trail race was the Prickly Pear Land Trust’s Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run 5k on May 10, 2014, in Helena, Montana. Helena Montana Trail Systems Helena, Montana…
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Pilot Fireball Moonlight Classic 5k | 2013
Following my first race, a quick 5k in June of 2013, joined a group of fellow graduate students and signed up for the Pilot Fireball Moonlight Classic on July 3, 2013, in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was a fun night run to celebrate Independence Day near the UT campus. A running graduate student As graduate students,…
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Flying Pints 5k | 2013 – My first race
How did you start running? That’s a question I’m frequently asked, and I don’t have an epic story. However, I can identify my first race as the Flying Pints 5k in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 22, 2013. A running graduate student I was attending graduate school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Many of…