Started in 2007 to help quit smoking. Me and a few guys at work signed up for a half marathon in Port Angeles, WA and kept each other motivated. I did a second half and a 10K
2008 was not a good year for running
When we started travelling in 2009 the running was better and I began training for the Mount Desert Island half in Maine as we would be there in October. Problem was there was no half - only a full marathon. Hahaha!
2010 was great though erratic with 8 races of varying success. The good included an 8K & 10K in BC and a 5K in Seattle at a sub 8-minute pace plus a decent half marathon in Estes Park. The bad included a terrible race in Rollinsville - dressed all in black (long sleeves & long pants) under a blazing sun
After the fire - and being only 30 minutes away from having to run in from Rowena over the Sunshine Saddle to rescue Hudson before he was rescued by Gus - the training became more serious. I decided if we were going to possibly live in the mountains then we both needed to be excellent runners - both distance and elevation. And navigating unknown wooded & mountainous terrain. And that training started October 1st 2010
Year 1 was a good year. Hudson did 323 miles and I did 1,180 miles with 81K feet of gain. We both started doing mountians and added some speed - even ran four races at a sub 7-minute pace.
Navigation was / remains "an area for development" - on October 2 (day 2) I got lost in the woods NE of Quandary (Hudson found the way out when I let him off leash). Also got lost on my first attempt of Green and during a 10K
Anyways, after some success decided to take Year 2 more seriously and set some aggressive goals. Let's see how it went:
General Goals
Win lottery FAIL
Buy a house - No, but one is being considered
Be in B.C. in June to celebrate the Vancouver Canucks Stanley Cup FAIL
Miles
Chris 2,000 - Woo-hoo! 2,000.8
Hudson 500 - Hud crushed it with 615
Elevation Gain
Chris 50 miles - Woo-hoo! 59 miles
Hud did 23 summits: 12 Sanitas, 9 Green and 2 Sugarloaf. Here are some of his best pics
"Race PRs"
5K = 19:59 FAIL
10K = 39:59 FAIL
Half Marathon = 1:39:59 - Woo-hoo! 1:38:44 at the Slacker Half Marathon in June
Run "PRs"
1-mile = 5:59 FAIL
Green 5.3M 2,344' (Saddle/Gregory) = 69:59 - Woo-hoo! 69:34 on May 13. Felt like an asshole running like a crazed madman on a social trail
Races
16 Races - Woo-hoo! 17 races
2 > Half Marathon - Woo-hoo! Although on a technicality. Jemez was 13.7 miles and Breckenridge was 13.3 miles. I think the intent was something more like an Imogene Pass
Mountains
5 > 13,000' (with 2 > 14,000') FAIL
1+ Mountain Pass FAIL
Other
100 Sit-ups Hahaha!
100 Push-ups Hahaha!
2012-13 Goals
Keep it mellow and have fun. Some of my fave runs are lazy jogs on the Bobolink or Buchanan Pass trail or Green Mountain. Over the last few weeks did random summits and it was great to run some and to enjoy views while hiking some
Anyways...the goal is to stay healthy enough to off-set drinking and occasional smokes and to see some cool places - and to have fun with Hudson and Maureen (who is committed to another Jemez in 2013)
