tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38689447549648176902024-03-12T22:23:58.690-06:00RushRunnerBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-57719082063264672992013-07-16T23:00:00.000-06:002013-07-22T19:31:32.787-06:003rd Annual 24 Hours of Tours Schedule
24 Hour of Towers
Schedule
Friday 26 July
I have campsite I41 reserved Friday night. I'll be there without my family Friday night so if you want to pitch a tent and share my site let me know. The sites near Soderberg were booked so this site is further down the camp road, near the bathroom by the turn in the camp road.
Saturday 27 July
8:00 AM First lap starts from Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-61497760239373519782012-09-05T22:07:00.000-06:002012-09-05T22:18:19.267-06:00Second Annual 24 Hours of Towers Schedule
24 Hour of Towers is this weekend,
are you excited?
Schedule
Friday 07 September
Some of us have campsites reserved Friday night. Ask around if you want to come up, there's probably some room to pitch a tent.
Saturday 08 September
7:00 AM First lap starts from site I53 - say you were there when it started.
5:00 PM Family Lap - Have you ever wanted to show your significant Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-26102421451307637222012-08-16T21:47:00.001-06:002012-08-16T21:47:26.733-06:00Second Annual 24 Hours of TowersSaturday 08 September 2012 7:00 AM
North End of Horsetooth Campground (across the street from the Soderberg Lot)
Fort Collins, CO
More detailed schedule to follow
You can see them from almost anywhere in town, don't you want to go up and touch them?
Can it really only be weeks until we get to spend a Saturday together? An entire Saturday? For those new to this, 24 Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-43483078621301180892012-04-19T07:32:00.003-06:002012-08-16T21:48:17.668-06:0024 Hours of Towers: Save the Date
Mark the date: 8-9 September 2012
24 Hours of Towers
24 Hours of Towers is less than 5 months away, just 11 once a fortnight time trial hill climbs left to brush up (including one tonight up Horsetooth). If you want to camp you should reserve a Horsetooth campsite. The north end of the campground is starting to fill up, with I49-I54 all reserved, hopefully all by FCTRs, Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-29871208124213553862012-04-16T08:01:00.000-06:002012-04-16T14:08:57.399-06:00Streak no moreI didn't run last Monday. The streak is dead. But that's OK, I needed a day off and I took one. My streak was never about checking off each day on the calendar at the cost of everything else. So how did I come to miss a day?
I came down with the flu a couple weeks ago, the evening after the last Tortoise and Hare race to be exact. At least the timing was good.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-48353047829699277052012-04-09T13:58:00.001-06:002012-04-09T13:58:55.402-06:00Running is not a solitary sportWith the passing of Micah True I have been browsing back through Born To Run a bit. Last night I came across this passage describing Scott Jurek.
"The reason we race isn't so much to beat each other, he understood, but to be with each other. Scott learned that before he had a choice, back when he was trailing Dusty and the boys through the Minnesota woods. He wasBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-75797480426254344352012-04-06T14:52:00.001-06:002012-04-06T14:52:42.110-06:00Prize Money!The Tortoise and Hare race series is put on by the Fort Collins Running Club. It is a once a month race series (Oct-Apr) with a staggered start system where all the runners will finish at the same time, if they run their predicted time. Each race points are handed out to those who cross the finish line the fastest, essentially to those who beat their predicted time by the largest Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-75672171705332996472012-03-21T19:39:00.000-06:002012-03-21T19:39:14.299-06:005K with Stella
It was just a year ago that Stella started expressing an interest in running with me more. For her first run we went out to Soderberg and ran up Towers to Stout where I had forgotten a hat along side the trail earlier that morning. She ran the entire mile back to the Soderberg lot without stopping that day, her first day out. Since then there are days she runs more and days sheBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-24411036275318790122012-03-20T00:25:00.001-06:002012-03-20T06:50:18.903-06:00Spring again
Last Sunday Ean and Alex hosted the second FCTR March Madness Horsetooth circumnavigation series. Like the year prior the weather was nice, spring was definitely in the air. Fun was had both running and back at the Mays' afterward grilling, eating, drinking beer, walking the slackline, telling tall tales, and of course giving The Nick Clark shit. Also like the year prior I Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-39650629804087951402012-03-12T22:31:00.000-06:002012-03-12T22:53:20.604-06:00T&H 12K, the track, Colorado Marathon
A week ago last Sunday I ran the Tortoise & Hare 12K race put on by FCRC. These handicap start races are fun as they give us all, but especially those improving in speed, a chance at a top finish. I've finished in the points (top 10, but remember the handicap start) the last 2 races and hoped to do so again as I felt confident I could significantly beat Nick's predicted Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-84279337859791262112012-03-11T22:11:00.001-06:002012-03-12T22:32:04.933-06:00Twin Mountain Trudge
From a field of 65 down to 23 nuts
The Twin Mountain Trudge is a race put on by Alec Muthig of Journeymen Adventure Enterprises. He bills it as an adventure footrace, not a trail race, through a lot of snow up near the Happy Jack rec area in Wyoming. The trudge around Twin Mountain seems to represent the only foot traffic of the winter in this area and completing one 11 mile Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-43639539295714075532012-03-11T20:07:00.002-06:002012-03-12T22:32:18.110-06:00Moab Red Hot 55K
It's been 3 weeks since the Moab Red Hot 55K. I suppose if I'm going to maintain a blog I should write about it. I haven't though, because I was (still kind of am) disappointed in my performance in the race. I have run another couple races since then and was going to post about them but it seems the right thing to do to tie up the Red Hot loose ends first. I did set a Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-75634012218964390782012-02-12T21:06:00.002-07:002012-03-12T22:32:32.359-06:00Moab, here we come
In Moab, Utah one of the marks of the coming spring is the descending of runners from Fort Collins and Boulder into the Big Horn Lodge. This happens in mid-February every year for the Red Hot races, 55K and 33K trail races. Once again Fort Collins runners look to be over 10% of the field with probably as many from Boulder as well. It was a lot of fun seeing so many familiar Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-89050287969437722192012-02-03T10:30:00.000-07:002012-03-12T22:32:46.055-06:00100 days
I was going to post either a geeky statistical breakdown or something sappy and inspirational, but I'm already on day 102 and haven't gotten there yet, so here it is. 100 days of streaking, 603 miles, Woo Hoo! Congrats to Ean on her 100 days yesterday and Mindy on hers come Monday. Oh yeah, this is all Ean's fault. Thanks!
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-78594550176484602412012-01-16T21:45:00.002-07:002012-03-12T22:33:00.804-06:00The girls climb Horsetooth Rock
I lived in Fort Collins for 18 years before I ever made it to the summit of Horsetooth Rock. My daughters did it yesterday at ages 8 and 10. Towers last July and now Horsetooth Rock, way to go girls.
Sandis and Stella atop The Rock
We hiked up with The Nick Clark and his family and Rob and his daughter in the first FFCTR (Future Fort Collins Trail Runners) family hike. We all Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-51012875934958802962012-01-07T15:06:00.003-07:002012-01-07T22:04:11.973-07:00Run to work dayThe Official Run to Work day isn't until 24 February, but I couldn't wait. Actually it is something I've thought about doing for awhile. The timing of Shannon's announcement with a busy Saturday and icy not very runnable trails made me think "why not this week?". Like all successful grand ideas, the idea struck and enough groundwork to not be able to back out was laid down Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-11580693272335073092012-01-02T22:35:00.001-07:002012-01-03T07:25:02.350-07:00Turning the pageA quick look at the year that was, and the year to come.
2011 Successes
Mileage goal: 1715 actual miles, my goal was1620 (50K/week)
Improvement: That's 395 miles higher than the 1320 I ran in 2010 and my highest ever
Goal Races: My only goal race was the Big Horn 50, my first 50 miler and my goal was simply to finish it. I did that, and had the best day running ever.
Other Races
I set a Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-47194835686776463902012-01-02T00:11:00.000-07:002012-01-02T08:33:02.541-07:00And the rest of DecemberSurely after that long last post there couldn't be much of December left, right? Since then ...
We decided to adopt another dog as a family holiday present. The girls have been wanting another dog, and I admit I am jealous of all my friends who have dogs who can go out and run with them. Our dog Sirius does love to run but a) he's terrible on a leash and b) he has a problem Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-76158930605560177612011-12-25T23:55:00.000-07:002011-12-26T11:58:02.841-07:00December FunIt's been awhile since I've posted it seems. Day 42 was so 3 weeks ago! Today, Christmas Day, I got out for a nice 7.5miles at Coyote Ridge, marking day 62 of the streak. I ran easy today, soaking in the sunshine and enjoying the chance to run in shorts on snow covered trails, not paying too much attention to how much the snow can slow you down. The first couple Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-28590010989143645442011-12-05T19:45:00.001-07:002011-12-05T23:02:14.472-07:00The Ultimate QuestionToday was day 42 of my streak. Naturally I assumed when I went out for my run this afternoon I would return knowing the the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Well, not the answer, everybody knows that, what I hoped to learn was what was the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Things went well. It was a lovely Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-37794171286516378742011-11-30T22:01:00.001-07:002011-11-30T22:58:01.997-07:00November Ramblings I just logged my miles for today's run and tallied up the month of November. I ran 10 more miles in November than I did in October, and September, combined. Long live the streak. Really just long live the recommittment to running, as that was half the reason for the Streak.
The Streak really is the story for November. I finished November at 37 Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-964773561890221782011-11-19T07:51:00.001-07:002011-11-19T14:23:39.704-07:00Bonus SnowSandis got up this morning, looked outside at the fresh snow, and immediately asked if she could go outside to play. No surprise there, that's what kids do. I remember how exciting it was to wake up to fresh snow as a kid, how I couldn't wait to go sledding down the hill beside our house. And it was extra exciting when you weren't anticipating any snow, when it was a total Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-25013936008813581012011-11-17T22:54:00.001-07:002011-11-17T23:18:44.356-07:00Dear TowersDear Towers,
While you technically still have the upper hand, I'm gaining ground on you. Tonight's time was not a Personal Best, not even close, but it was over 5 minutes faster than my last trip up. And it felt good. Yes, I enjoyed every uphill step. I'm getting my running Mojo back. If I were you, I'd be scared.
Love,
Brian
P.S. I'm already Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-64591130893593486352011-11-15T08:49:00.001-07:002011-11-15T09:04:31.587-07:00Habit?So it takes 21 days to create a habit? Yesterday was day 21 of streaking for me. Streaking would be a new habit I suppose, but running is not a new habit. I don't yet feel I've taken on anything new, more just re-dedicated myself to running the way I want to. I look forward to the remaining 47 days of the year (and beyond?) to see if my perspective on this might change.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868944754964817690.post-74605644315924800442011-11-13T12:00:00.000-07:002011-11-13T12:00:02.614-07:00Road map
Buried in the comments of a post below is my Colorado Marathon goal of sub-4:00. There's still a lot of time before that day, nearly six months, and that's probably a good thing. I have a lot of ground to cover, so to speak. I punched a 3:59:59 marathon into McMillan to see what my minimum goal times for shorter races should be if I want to achieve a sub-4:00 Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09650432602542941472noreply@blogger.com0