Richard Leary 6-Hour Challenge

September 15, 2011 Running 1 comment

For those of you that have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you probably know by now that I’m a big fan of Sam from Operation Jack. If you don’t know what he’s about, or what he did last year, go check out his site and come back. I’ll wait.

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Lost Lake Trail Race Recap

September 4, 2011 Race Recap 4 comments

Hot on the tail of my 16-minute PR at the Moose’s Tooth Marathon the previous week, last weekend I did the Lost Lake Run, a 16 mile trail run down in Seward. Normally I wouldn’t schedule two big races back-to-back like this, but I had already signed up for the marathon, and this trail race [...]

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Moose’s Tooth Marathon Recap

August 25, 2011 Running 9 comments

On Sunday, I ran the Moose’s Tooth Marathon here in Anchorage. One year ago, I was running my first 1/2 Marathon at this same event; this year, I ran my 3rd marathon. This time around, I really wanted to finish in under 4 hours. I’ve been training hard all summer since Mayor’s Marathon in June, [...]

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A Fun Way To Help Me Raise Money For TAPS

August 1, 2011 Running

If you haven’t heard, I’m running the Marine Corps Marathon in October to raise money for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors). They’re a wonderful organization that provides support and grief counseling to the families of our fallen soldiers. My father-in-law was killed in a plane crash while serving in the Air Force, and when [...]

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Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage Recap

July 27, 2011 Running 20 comments

I spent this past weekend running 187 miles through western Washington with 5 friends at the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage. The short version: it was an awesome, epic adventure with a great group of runners that was easily the most fun I’ve ever had running, and I can’t wait to do it again! The long [...]

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