November 14, 2011 Mike E. Catskill Mountains, Cycling, Hip Pain, Marathon, Running, Training, Trigger Points

#54: Life on the run can’t always be glamorous

What wild week it’s been: It started on Monday with a visit by Marshall Ulrich, endurance machine, to BaseCamp31 to talk about some of his adventures, run with a few of us and sign some copies of his book “Running on Empty” for those in attendance. For most folks running from coast to coast or achieving the “7 summits” (mountaineering) or competing in ALL of the eco-challenges just sounds crazy…..but to me it was inspiring. The guy is not only […]

November 7, 2011 Mike E. Ironman, Marathon, Trail Running, Training, Triathlon

#53: 278 days until Ironman Red-emption!

I started getting my head together and planning out (high-level) the next phase of training moving toward Ironman US Championships in NYC next August. Never too early to start planning right? Well, when it comes to Ironman, because of the limited choices and the growing popularity of the sport, this holds true. In a sense, I’ve been planning this out (loosely) since May 8th (the day after St. Geo), but now it’s getting time to get serious.Phase-1 was to get […]

October 24, 2011 Mike E. fuel, Ironman, Marathon, Marshall Ulrich, Running, Training

#51: I’ve committed (no, not “been committed”)

Last week I totally blew it. I realized on Monday that the “thing I was forgetting to do” (don’t you hate that feeling?) turned out to be my weekly blog. Oops. So I’m going to condense 2 weeks into one here. Soo much going on….so much to cover…..3 down, 1 scheduled, 46 to go…..OK, this could take a while. Will these guys be at the finish line? I sure hope so. I finally did it, I registered for my next […]

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