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Rockhard Hardrock 2 Hundred – Double Hardrock 100 Attempt July 13th-16th 2016

by Alan on July 25, 2016

Around the first of the year, I was out running in the snow with my friends Chris and Kari when the conversation turned to goals for the year. I didn’t have much to contribute at first, but as I continued to run and think on it, an old, mostly forgotten dream of mine came to […]

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Grand Canyon Rim2Rim2Rim Birthday Run April 7th, 2015

by Alan on April 7, 2015

For the last three years, my family and I have spent spring break in Anthem Arizona, a small community north of Phoenix. This has provided me with the opportunity to run Rim2Rim2Rim in the Grand Canyon the last three years as well. This year, I was turning 46 years old on April 7th, so I […]

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Leadville Trail 100 August 17-19th 2013:Rocky Mountain Slam 2013 Part 2 of 4

September 11, 2013

Nearly five weeks had passed since I finished the Hardrock 100, and it was almost time for the Leadville Trail 100 Run. I have attempted this race every year since 2006, and this year would be my eighth attempt and hopefully my fifth finish. Lori and I packed up our things and made the three […]

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HardRock 100 July 12-14th 2013:Rocky Mountain Slam 2013 Part 1 of 4

July 22, 2013

So I somehow managed to win the Hardrock 100 lottery two years in a row (which I accept as more of a blessing than a curse!) I first did this race last year, and was eager to do it again since my health has slowly but steadily improved since last year’s race. And, like last year, […]

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Longs North Face 6-6-2013

July 20, 2013

It was almost summer again, and time to start getting high again. I once again signed up for the Rocky Mountain Slam, and the HardRock 100 was coming up next month, so I seriously needed some time at altitude to get my blood properly thickened up. I decided to head up Longs and see how […]

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Hardrock 100 July 13-15, 2012 – Rocky Mountain Slam Part 2 of 4

July 15, 2012

Hardrock. THE Wild and Tough Hardrock 100. The mere mention of the name strikes fear into the hearts of Ultrarunners everywhere. Well, at least it does for me. It’s widely accepted as the most difficult 100 mile race in the states, and it certainly is the highest, with an average elevation of 11,186 ft above […]

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Bighorn 100 June 15th – 16th 2012: Rocky Mountain Slam Part 1 of 4

June 17, 2012

(WARNING – the info in some of the following links is a bit graphic – don’t click if you are squeamish!) If you read my last blog entry, then you know a little bit about the challenges I have been facing in my attempt to complete the Rocky Mountain Slam. I would be toeing the […]

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Health Issues, Goals, and the Rocky Mountain Slam

May 11, 2012

First, let’s get the painful stats out of the way. My monthly mileage for 2012 so far: January – 54 miles February – 51 miles March – 36 miles April – 74 miles May – 29 miles as of the 23rd Back in December, when I found out I finally won the Hardrock 100 lottery, […]

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Mt. Chapin 10-21-2011

October 21, 2011

The forecast was 60 degrees, sunny, and fairly light winds and I had a few hours to spend outside. I got myself ready and left the house around 9:45, not really sure what I was going to do. I thought maybe I would run up Hallet, or maybe take the North Longs trail up to […]

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Longs Trough Route – Barefoot! 8-1-2011

August 1, 2011

It was a Monday, with less than three weeks to go before the race, so I was starting to ease up on my training and thinking mostly about acclimatizing. It was also my last chance that week to go hiking with Lori, so we decided to head up to Mills Lake, with me possibly going […]

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