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Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 2016 Race Report
This Summer we went camping and traveling through Minnesota, and I couldn’t resist the lure of the Curnow Trail Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota! Every 2 years we go to the mainland for about a month of family reunions and relaxation. This little trail marathon was super fun, and definitely an adventure. Almost a little too…
Read MoreHeart Rate Monitor = Learning to Run Again
So, I’ve started wearing a heart rate monitor for training, and I feel like I’m learning to run all over again. Once again, time for Nate to pick up his game again and get stronger and faster. A friend of mine, who’s a really strong runner, recommended the book Primal Endurance which I quickly downloaded…
Read MoreGoodbye to post-run cramping. Stoked on #itsthenerve!
There’s a rule I live by which is, “I’ll try anything two or three times.” It usually applies to foods (and I love interesting foods), although I tried it with country dancing and totally struck out three times. Hey at least I gave it a shot. Well, I decided to pack a whole case of…
Read More43 Days: My Nemesis – Trail Running with Wet Feet!
I have discovered my nemisis . . . wet feet. Every since the wet and muddy adventure at Peacock 100k with mud and rain, not only have I had a mental aversion to wet feet, but my feet just aren’t handling water the same as they did on that day. It seems that after only…
Read More110 Days: Letter to the Doc about Pneumonia Recovery
I dropped off the map after Triple Trek because I got hit HARD with pneumonia the day after the race! I’ve been noting to my self and putting a little on Facebook about the whole ordeal but I thought the following might be interesting to someone. Pneumonia is brutal. I’ll likely post on that experience…
Read More155 Days: Too Many Electrolytes on Maunawili
I have a tendency to overdo it. My goal this year for the 22 mile Maunawili Out & Back was to finish the race with gas in the tank. I didn’t go out too fast like I did last year, refilled my water pack at the turnaround (like I didn’t to last year), and paced my…
Read More162 Days: My first encounter with fear of running was at Maunawili 2013
Two days from now is the Maunawili Out and Back “race”, also known as Run with the Pigs, that starts up at the Pali Lookout, goes down to Waimanalo, then back up. It’s 22 miles and can be run as a relay or individual run. I’ll be going solo on this one. They do a staggered…
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