Tag: running
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The easiest 100 miles.
My goal with the Oldman Backyard Ultra was to complete 24 yards. This would make it my first, and maybe my last, 100 miles. I attempted and failed a 100 mile race in 2023, the Sinister 7. It wasn’t the distance that ended that attempt but a mismanagement of my electrolytes over the notorious leg…
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Prepping the old man
May the 4th be with me. May 4th is the date of my first ultra-marathon of the season. I am running the Old Man Backyard Ultra in Lethbridge, Alberta. It gets its name from the Old Man River, not because it is restricted to old men like me. This is a race format I’ve never…
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Orient Express
James had a conference in Hong Kong at the end of September for a few days. We had known for quite a while that he was going, and debated the same length of time as to whether I should go with him. He just couldn’t see how it would work with the kids starting school…
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