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Epic Stupid Run Fail: Boulder to Nederland

May 3, 2012 | 21 Comments

The Rockies have sufficiently humbled me.

Yesterday, I went on a planned 50ish mile run with Jesse Scott and his friend Ely. We planned to run from Boulder to Nederland, CO using a network of trails that wind through the mountains. Here’s the blow-by-blow of the adventure:

We leave Jesse place at about 7:45 am, run about a mile to meet Ely on the UC Boulder campus. We run a few miles to the trail Read More...

The Secret to Success: Be Yourself

Apr 13, 2012 | 12 Comments

Before reading this post, read Jesse Scott’s post here:

http://jscott87.blogspot.com/2012/04/ever-changing-blogscape.html

Our world is an interesting place.  the socio-econo-political landscape is changing rapidly.  Some fundamental ideas that guided generations before us no longer apply.

Back in the Dark Ages (as I like to call them), people would train for a good job by doing well in school.  Study hard.  Listen to your teacher.  They would join clubs, run for class officer, and other extracurricular activities Read More...

It’s Not About Getting Faster or Running Longer; It’s About Perfecting Form

Nov 22, 2011 | 14 Comments

While crewing for Shelly at Javalina, I had the opportunity to spend considerable time with Jon Sanregret and Jesse Scott.  I love hanging out with these guys because we always have great conversations about running.  Most of the topics revolve around shoes, but we also dabble in every aspect of what we do.

After several beers, we started discussing running form.  Jesse brought up the idea that more people should focus on perfecting their running form versus Read More...