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Not Exactly Beach Walking: Three Nights on The Wilderness Coast
Toby and I don’t really know each other. We met on the PCT just before Paradise Valley Cafe and I was there when he got his trail name, Applejuice. I thought he was nice then, and we’ve followed each other on social media since, but no, we don’t know each other. Still, when he posted…
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Runlikely: The end for now
Hi! I wanted to update this quickly (because I have another story I’d like to post) to say that, unfortunately, the aches and pains I felt on the last run persisted even after rest, and I had to cancel my 50k plan. In another summer that might have really bummed me out, but this summer…
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Runlikely: Triumph and Despair
The first bad sign of the long run was that the pond I’d been planning on refilling my water at was dry. Last week it had been full and flowing from the snowmelt, but clearly the once-in-a-millennia heat wave had done it in. The second bad omen was that, in order to reach more water,…
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Runlikely: In Which the Training Plan Falls Apart
I ran my first 41-mile week. I ran my first 21-mile day. One of my feet aches on the outer edge intermittently, particularly on trails in my trail shoes. But the good news is: it’s now a cut-back week, which means that I’m only supposed to run about 28 miles, a significant downgrade from the…
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Runlikely: Long Slow Hungover Distance
In the haste of packing my bag, I forgot to bring my earbud. I forgot the bandana that I use to wipe when I pee. (I am reminded why I really need to pack my running pack the night before.) As I approached the trailhead with my stomach churning, I realized I’d eaten spicy food…
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Runlikely: Squats are Evil
The best part about these write ups is that I can sit on the couch while working on them. The latest stats: Long run: 18 milesLong run elevation gain: 3,494 feetEffort: Easy+Time: 5:31 (average pace: 18:24/mile)Emergency poops: 0 Total miles this week: 38 (or will be when I run this afternoon)Total elevation gain this week:…
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Runlikely: Charged by a Deer
Miles: 16Elevation gain: 4,131 feetEffort: Moderate (I tried to keep it easy but what is easy about 4,000 feet of elevation gain?)Time: 6:50 (average pace: 25:27/mile)Emergency poops: 1 but not quite an emergency I woke up this morning to a dream I was starting a backpacking trip and was trying to stuff a bunch of…
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Runlikely: Trail Training Starts
Whoops. I know it’s been a bit. I went out of town to visit my aunt and didn’t bring my laptop, and then figured I might as well wait until my next long run. So here we are. The basic update is that, instead of running almost exclusively on roads (there’s a .5-1 mile section…
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Runlikely: The Humbling Half Marathon
Miles: 13.1Pace: Moderate-hard, for meTime: 2:43:41Emergency poops: 1 (shoutout to the perfectly placed porta potty) The long and short of this post is: the half marathon went fine! I woke up early, managed to use the bathroom in the morning (not always a given), wasn’t feeling especially nervous, and got to do a few stretches…
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Runlikely: The 50k Training Plan
I have two summers of running training to go on, which means I do not have the kind of wisdom necessary to plan my own 50k training. (And arguably won’t have the physical stamina necessary to run a 50k, but we’re gonna keep it positive around here!) What I do know is that my body…
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