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

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

July 15, 2012
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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
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(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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Mt. Chapin 10-21-2011

October 21, 2011
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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
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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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Mt Lady Washington East Ridge June 13th 2011

June 14, 2011
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Although I am tapering for the Bighorn 100 Trail Run starting this Friday morning (June 13th), I was looking for a good opportunity to get in a little more hill training and, more importantly, some exposure to high altitude. After weighing my options, I decided to do the easily accessible east ridge of Mt Lady […]

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Estes Vacation (Longs Trough Route) June 16-19, 2005

June 20, 2005
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Estes Vacation June 16-19, 2005 Lori and I left Hutchinson kind of late on Thursday morning, around 8:15. This put us in the park at Milner Pass around 4:30 Colorado time. We were intending to go for Mt. Ida, but the snow was really soft due to the lateness of the day, so we turned […]

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My First Ascent of Longs

September 10, 2004
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Here is the story of my ascent of Long’s Peak on Friday Sept. 10th, 2004. The forecast was calling for sunny and warm all day (like it had been all week long), so I didn’t get up until 4am. Lori drove me to the trailhead, I signed in the register, and was on the trail […]

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