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John Holmes 50k Trail Run 2013 - Race Report
- Saturday, October 19 2013 @ 11:53 AM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Photo via http://www.jimbodoh.com
If it hadn't been pitch black prior to the 7 am race start, this is the sign that would have greeted me at the Tucker Hill Trailhead of the The Croom Tract at Withlacoochee State Forest.
The 50k course is essentially four 7.5 mile loops with a little tacked on at the beginning and at the end. Runners are allowed to leave a drop bag at the aid station nearest the start/finish area. I planned to run the first loop of the course without my handheld water bottles or gel flasks. I did carry my ziploc bag of dried dates from the beginning. I guzzled half a bottled water just before the race start.
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geeklog plugin updates for Geeklog 2.0
- Friday, October 04 2013 @ 10:33 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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For compatibility reasons I upgraded to the latest version of the following plugins:
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Interim Linux Team Lead
- Friday, October 04 2013 @ 10:02 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Our existing team lead is heading off to greener pastures to do cloud stuff and to perform all kinds of SysAdmin wizardry at Rackspace.
Martin Smith, we will miss you!
Fit2Run Twilight 10k Cross Country Challenge - Race Report
- Monday, September 23 2013 @ 10:17 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I finished the 10k in 38:16 and earned 2nd place overall. This is the first time I can remember getting to stand on an actual podium!
Photo by "Captured Memories by Esta Eberhardt"
The 5k and 10k runners started at the same time so pacing was just a little bit tricky. I went out fairly relaxed and didn't let the 5k runners pull me out too fast. Most of the fast runners opted for the 5k distance, so when they turned toward the finish line and I started into the second lap, there was nobody in sight ahead of me. Dan Clark was out there somewhere but I never saw him.
Photo by "Captured Memories by Esta Eberhardt"
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70-miles per week
- Monday, September 09 2013 @ 11:39 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Sunday I capped off my second 70 mile week with a 26 mile trail run at San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. I ran on the hiking trails, the horse trails, and the mountain bike trails. There is a surprising (for Florida) amount of elevation and terrain on some of the more remote trails.
Dailymile gives me a nice weekly brag sheet:
I think my training is going well. I hit a low spot last week after slogging through a few 4 am workday runs. The weekend trail runs have kept me going, though. I am amazed by how much more quickly I can bounce back from a 20-mile training run than a few months ago. I have finished 5 runs of at least 21 miles since July, with many runs over 10 miles during that time.
Now I plan to scale back for a week in order to recover. Then I am going to try to get in one more long day (5 hours and close to 30 miles?) before the 50k race.
My goal? Finish the race and hopefully still be running during the last few miles.
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thatlinuxbox.com upgrade in progress
- Wednesday, September 04 2013 @ 08:35 AM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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