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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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Longs North Face 6-6-2013

by Alan on 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
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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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Grand Lake and Back June 29th 2010

December 6, 2010
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Longs North Face 8-7-2010

August 7, 2010
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I woke up on this sunny Saturday morning feeling terrible. My allergies coupled with the 32 miles and 11000 vertical feet the past two days had left me exhausted and unable to rest well. After moping around the house for a while, I decided to go to the east Longs trailhead and see if some […]

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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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