Hi, where is everybody???? I know Matt is up having a wonderful time in the Sierras, but how about the rest of you???<br>Hope you all had a good July 4th. I...
I have the same info that you have on the 100K on August 21st. Should be getting more info soon. It is supposed to be a "no-frills" kind of race, as you would ...
Hi, Tracy<br>Glad to see someone else is alive out there :-)!<br>There is a 50K up north the same day as the proposed 100K -- Marin Headlands 50K. It starts...
Joanie,<br><br>Thanks for the info on the 50K. I'll keep it in mind.<br><br>I have yet to figure out what this "cross-training" is that you are doing!!! You...
Hey, I'm still out here. After WS, I'm into doing some semi-serious resting. I also have taken up a new cross training program; resting & eating! Seriously, I ...
Hi Guys,<br><br>I'm up in the Sierras vacationing with my family at a great little mountain town called Pinecrest, 30 miles east of Sonora on the western slope...
Hi, Matt!!<br>Your trip sounds absolutely heavenly!!! What books did you read? It's so nice to have time for life's "simple pleasures" -- not getting up with...
I think a club run in PV would be a great idea. Good central location, moderate temps, easy access to water and mostly nice trail. How about Sat the 14th or ...
glad you're in rest mode and COOL that you're doing the yoga . I know you wanted to do that and i think it's the best. (next to ballet which i've started);....
august would be DANDY for a club run. <br><br>have fun in the sierras matt, and breathe in some of that good air for us!<br>happy trails<br>grasshopper...
I have the opportunity to clim Mt Langley the weekend of Aug 21 so will propose the club run for Aug 14 on the trails in PV with runs_ultras as our trail host....
hello all.<br>louis and i took our daughter down to costa rica to drop her at an outward bound course. we took the opportunity to spend 8 days there ourselves....
Where's Mt. Langley??? What's the altitude???<br>August 14 will work for me for the club run. We could start at the good old Telephone Trail and improvise...
Welcome back,Bridget! I was thinking of you and wondering how the trip was going. Had a feeling it would be great!! Hope you took lots of pictures? Yes, to the...
I think I know that route well. Mt Langley is near Mt Whitney in the eastern Sierras. The altitude is around 11,500. There is a group from work that is going...
Boys and Girls,<br><br>PV sounds great. I've been doing a lot of one - two bottle runs myself (got a 32 oz bottle w/insulated holder at Longs Drugs for $5). ...
Hey, Matt<br>A true ultrarunner would consider a 20 miler in PV on Saturday as a most excellent "warm-up" for a half-marathon the following morning!!! <br>In...
Hi all... Will be off to crew /pace at badwater next week and then up mt. whitney :) that saturday. Matt/joe, have either of you done this journey?<br><br>the ...
Cindy-<br>Have never been up Mt Whitney. If you are crewing at Badwater for John Rosmus, give him my best wishes for a safe & successfull journey. Think...
Joanie, I am proud of your thrifty purchases. I also ordered today, online, the Montrail juras for $40, on sale at Campor.com. They sound like the adidas ...
me too.. i mean the montrail juras.. What a deal!<br><br>29th seems like a go here anyway <br><br>Was at mt .baldy today and twas beautiful as always<br>how...
Hi, Matt <br>Just saw the SF Marathon results. They sure got them posted quickly! Congrats on your finish! How did you like the new course? <br><br>Joanie...
The new course is ok, but those hills! The slight upgrade from miles 21 -23 and the definite up from mile 24 - finish really did me in. It was a beautiful but ...
Good effort Matt. Between the hiils and the heat, you put in a solid days work. At any rate, it gave you a good indication of where you need to get to. Now you...
well, after focusing on doing ac100 this year, i have to give it up, I think. <br><br>i have had tendonitis in the top of my right leg for months and it won't...
matt,<br>three cheers for your sf marathon finish. a little more speed work and you should be at boston, that is if all of that fresh air doesn't kill you ...
Bridget, please don't dispair; this may not be your year for AC... but going slowly on the uphills is a viable strategy (I walked them all last year). In any...
It's been way too quiet in our little club!! Any good gossip or tales out there?? What's everyone been doing these days??<br>I've cut back a bit on the running...
Joanie<br>Good to hear that not all of your cross-training has been replaced by the time spent on the links.<br>My summer of running has been replaced somewhat...