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GoRuck Training – Final Push
The GoRuck Challenge New York is fast approaching (9/9/11 starting at 19:00) and thanks to the generosity of many I have exceeded my fundraising goal...
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The Greatest Technological Achievement in History
On July 4th 2012 CERN and the team from the Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of the Higgs Boson. Since then there have been a lot of articles in the mainstream media with headlines...
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GORUCK NYC 2012 – Before the Mayhem
What is wrong with me? Don’t answer that. Yesterday I signed up once again for the Goruck Challenge. We start tonight at 0100 – that’s 1AM in civilian time. That doesn’t give me much time to prep but...
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GORUCK 2012 NYC Class #240 Post-mortem.
“Post mortem” translates roughly to “after death”. Well I am not dead, but I am bruised, hoarse, cut up and pretty epic-ally sore. Goruck once again wreaked its havoc and I am left with some new...
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The Megatransect – Pre-Race
Late last year I heard about a race called the “Ultra Mega Transect”. 26.2 cross-country trail miles, 6,000ft elevation change. It was mentioned in whispers on some FB groups I’m part of. Sounded...
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The 2012 Mega Transect
It hurts to move. The Mega Transect took place two days ago and I’m still crippled. My heels hurt, my quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, anything to do with my legs hurts. If there is a good kind of...
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My First Ultramarathon
Yesterday I completed my first trail ultra-marathon 50km distance. It was a surreal experience and caught me quite by surprise. I’ve had the day to reflect and wanted to jot down some thoughts...
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Essential Brain Skills: Drawing
I love-hate drawing. Growing up my brother was always drawing and was really good at it. He used to draw massive murals of dinosaurs on old wallpaper rolls my father brought home. Imagine huge, 40-50...
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Last year the Ultra-Mega-Transect (it’s really called this) kicked my proverbial. 28 miles or so took 7hrs 45min, we covered 6,000 feet of elevation change including a 3/4mile uphill rock climb and I...
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Megatransect (http://ultrahike.com) 2013 is in the books. 28 miles of insane trails spread across the mountains, rivers and rocks of Bald Eagle Creek. This year was another brilliant day with glorious...
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