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Posted on February 14, 2012 by jimmy76mac

Today’s run was 7.11 miles, about 2 were on the world famous Tahoe Rim Trail. It was untracked and a few drifts were knee-deep. Probably the most fun I’ve had running in a long time. This was just west of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 14, 2012 by jimmy76mac

Beardcicles! 6.76 miles yesterday, Stateline, NV through So. Lake Tahoe along route 50. Started at 6 am, was 22 degrees and flurries. Awesome. Confession: I have never and will never ever run on a treadmill.

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Today’s run…

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jimmy76mac

…was a 3 hour, 11 minute and 8 second romp through the Redwoods that started at 6:05 AM in the pitch blackness with a glorious fog replete with periods of rain and mud. Did the first big loop of ~11.3 … Continue reading →

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Joe Gentsch: Road to the Olympics: Why?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by jimmy76mac

rungentschrun: I train harder because they told me it can’t be done. In their eyes: I don’t have the knee lift and leg power, I started too late, I am too far behind, my body has physical limits, my speed … Continue reading →

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Update: Training Log

Posted on February 9, 2012 by jimmy76mac

I haven’t updated since the last race (Jan. 28th’s Steep Ravine). So, here’s the training log since then: 1/29 – rest 1/30 – 7.04 miles 1/31 – 4.73 mi (speed workout on Oakland Tech’s track) JANUARY TOTALS – 165.94 miles, … Continue reading →

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Steep Ravine 30K yesterday…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by jimmy76mac

…totally kicked my ass. Probably because I ended up running an extra mile or so (damn confusing trail markers!) before some runners coming down the switchbacks into Muir Beach were like “you’re going the wrong way!” So I turned back … Continue reading →

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Long time no update…

Posted on January 27, 2012 by jimmy76mac

Yep. I realized I haven’t updated a training log since the 11th, so here’s tricks since then: 12th – 7.29 miles (Thursday night group run in the Redwoods) 13th – rest 14th – 6.76 mi (Redwoods, AM) 15th – 15.03 … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 24, 2012 by jimmy76mac

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Yes! This is one of my favorite places in the entire world to run, I think the bottom shot is from the Columbine Trail, the second greatest single track I’ve ever run on (the SCA in Marin is #1). I … Continue reading →

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15.26 today…

Posted on January 22, 2012 by jimmy76mac

…and it felt great. Got a little bonky around mile 11 again (seems to be my “trouble” mile) but fought through it. Did the Redwoods, it was muddy as all hell and rained off and on throughout the 2 hour … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 17, 2012 by jimmy76mac

The day after a rest day (after a long run day) are always fast days. I’m taking off tomorrow morning, gonna run the Redwoods Wednesday night. Storm coming, I need to ski or I’m going to freak out.

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