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The most wonderfully awful day – The Yeti 100

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

The backstory: I don’t know when or where I decided I had any business running 100 miles, but Yetis and unicorns were definitely involved. When I ran my first 50k in August of 2014, it happened to be the Yeti … Continue reading →

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The final Yeti 100 countdown and more to come

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

41 days from this post I’ll be somewhere between the marathon and 50k mark of the Yeti 100. Honestly, since completing the 100k at Merril’s Mile, I’ve just been ready to get this done. Since July the heat and humidity … Continue reading →

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Yeti 100 Training Week 1 Recap

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

Obviously, my marathon-a-month training goal for the year is only a fraction of what needs to be done for 100-mile training.  I’m using a modified 24-week training plan from the book Relentless Forward Progress by Bryon Powell. I say “modified” … Continue reading →

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Run Yeti Far

Posted on April 9, 2017 by

The genesis of my marathon-a-month challenge for 2017 is actually the training for my first 100 mile race, The Yeti 100, in September. A consistent training recommendation I hear from veteran 100 mile runners is “time on your feet”. I’m … Continue reading →

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Marathon-a-Month/Yeti Training Challenge

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that I signed up to run my first 100 miler in September Continue reading →

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