YOU KNOW YOU’RE HIGH UP when you breathe hard after drinking from your water bottle. What does one do after a fun Indian Creek 55K at 7,500 feet last year? Sign up for a longer race at a higher altitude, of course. And so my niece Robin and I journeyed to the southwest Colorado mountains …
Category: Ultramarathons
Growing a Pair, and Heavy Breathing
Just one week until my next big ultra - the Sangre de Cristo 50-miler in the Colorado mountains. Average altitude: 10,000 feet, with 10,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Why? Reasons. Last year’s Indian Creek 55K (7,000-8,000 ft) with my niece Robin turned out fine, so naturally I signed up for a longer race …
Debauched by Two Punk Kids
I ARRIVED BACK AT CAMP ALLAMUCHY exhausted, sore, soaked in sweat, and with a stomachache. I’d endured several thousand feet of elevation gain, kicked approximately 17,000 rocks, and bushwhacked the last two miles up and down ridges, one flag at a time, one very careful step at a time. I was ready to call it …
Smell My Wisdom!
The other day I was at Zingerman’s Bakehouse loading up on some treats. For those of you unfamiliar with the Zingerman’s family of businesses, I’ll just say they are an Ann Arbor institution, renowned for their high quality and service, with prices to match. As the counter guy was ringing me up, and I was …
