A Little Break

Well, I let it happen again. A couple of months go by and the only thing I post about is cutting off my beard. In my defense, since Leadville I haven’t really done much running. I suppose that even after a DNF at mile 76 my legs still endured enough trauma to contribute towards a lingering fatigue which only now seems to be dissipating. 

Since Leadville I’ve probably only ran 100-150 miles (not much at all). I’ll have great outings where I feel strong and fast as ever, but follow them up with several days of extremely lethargic, seemingly never-ending runs.

I took the past week off completely. Not one step of running. For now, it seems to have worked. My legs have felt great the past three days and the fatigue seems to be nearly gone. Guess I’ll just have to take things day-by-day. 

Here are some photos of my outings dating back to a few pre-race day runs in Leadville back in mid-August…

 

One last Green summit run before Leadville

Heading up Hope Pass in the days prior to Leadville

Hope Pass run

Hope Pass run

Llamas on the way up Hope Pass

Hope Pass run

Nearing the top of Hope Pass

Running amongst the Aspens on the way down Hope

Sunrise over Turquoise Lake

Sunset on a week in Leadville

Cool climb next to a waterfall in Tensleep Canyon, Wyoming

Awesome lake in the Cloud Peak Wilderness, Wyoming

First long-haul road trip in the Taco

South (left) and North (right) Arapaho Peaks

View from the South to North Arapaho Peak traverse

Arapaho glacier

Aspens turning!

Nothing like an early morning run on some nice, buttery smooth singletrack...

Crewing Jason Schlarb at the Rub Rabbit Run 100 Miler...Crewing isn't as easy as it looks...