Rooster Slam

I have decided to continue blogging but since this blog was my personal journal for the 2007 Grand Slam I started another one. You can find it at http://www.roosterruns.blogspot.com/ I want to...

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It been almost 1 month since the end of the SLAM and I am back in the full swing of regular life. On my way back to our place after just finishing Wasatch in my deep fatigue when asked what's ne...

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THE STATS: 230 STARTERS AND 160 FINISHER'S TIME: 27:57:23 PLACE 26TH OF 160, 3RD FEMALE ZERO BLISTERS AND STILL HAVE MY TOENAILS :) On Thursday evening before bed I grabbed my book "Run...

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The last couple of days I sought out trails that were at the highest elevation I could find. I drove up Guardsman's Pass which is just behind Park City and Deer Valley and parked at the high poi...

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Here is a view of mile 75 from mile 35 on the Wasatch course. Cathrine's Pass is located just to the left of the biggest bump on the grassy hill, almost smack dab in the middle of the picture. T...

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After exactly 1 month away from home it was nothing but a true pleasure to see our driveway. Living in the trailer for 3 weeks was not as bad as I originally thought it would be but I was thankfu...

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STATS: TIME: 24:16:26 OVERALL: 43 OF 210 FINISHERS 6TH FEMALE, 3RD MASTERS Look at the loot they give you for finishing Leadville! I received a silver pan for 3rd masters, a pendant becau...

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On Sunday Bill, Beast and I did the Leadville 10K. I took it really easy and just talked with folks and ran as much as could before my HR jumped into 3B. The run is on the Leadville 100M course a...

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We have been busy! I had to do a tempo run on flat road so I chose a section of the course that is fairly level but it didn't seem to help my pace. Bob dropped me off at the Fish Hatchery aid s...

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We all left Utah on Saturday for our 8 hour trip to Leadville Colorado. The trip was uneventful and went pretty fast as we all ooohhhhed and ahhhhhhed at the scenery. We arrived in Leadville at ...

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I thought it would be hard to top Mt. Timpenogos but the last two days have been just as lovely. Yesterday (Wed.) we did a loop from the Canyons Ski Resort over to the Wasatch Crest Trail and ba...

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This is a picture of our destination...Mt. Timpenogos. Folks say the mountain looks like a lady lying down starting from your left is the head, then the bust and at the end is the feet. We climb...

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Day 2 we did the Mid-Mountain trail which is 23 miles long and travel from Deer Valley to The Canyons on the ridge line. It crosses all three ski areas, Deer Valley, Park City and The Canyons. ...

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After a 13 hour drive which included the necessary stops we arrived in Deer Valley, UT. Beast only made me eat at one bad cafe on the way :). Those who know me and the Beast are familiar with ar...

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THE STATS: TIME: 21:36 OR 12:57 PER MILE ASCENT: 17,060 (OF ROLLING WONDERLAND - MY ALTIMETER HAS BEEN WITHIN 200 FEET OF WS100, WASATCH 100M AND OTHERS) PLACE: 29TH OVERALL, 4TH WOMAN, 1ST ...

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(micheal and Lisa (his wife) gave me these magnets that go on the crew car for my b-day) I am lucky to have a great support group and between family and friends there is no way I won't complete...

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Last week felt like I was back to training, even though I am really just trying to bounce back enough to run Vermont. With over 60 miles and some good quality workouts it almost felt like a norma...

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Whew.....that was a sleepy ride I was on and I am glad to off the sleep train. I am a fully functioning human now. I can preform all tasks with my brain and body working together and I can even p...

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Still feeling the fatigue from WS and feeling like I need a vacation from my Vegas vacation it was nice to run with friends this morning. When Micheal emailed yesterday and said he wanted to go r...

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Last week was awesome recovery. Sleeping in, lounging around, short bouts of running, some leisurely weight training, eating and more sleeping, that's how last week went. I was pretty tired after...

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A day filled with running, beauty, friends, camaraderie and more learning opportunities. In a nut shell that's how I would describe my day out on the Western States 100M course. With ideal condi...

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Today Jim and I went to Green Gate and drove down as far as we could without getting our car high centered. We made it about 70% down the section you climb out on during the race. On the other s...

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Today Jim and I checked out the Michigan Bluff to Bath Road section. It seems there has been some logging done on the sides of the road which makes it much more exposed than I remember. After yo...

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Today was really hot! The car read 100 degrees when we headed out for our 75 minute run. We goofed around early in the day. Got a pedicure, had coffee and got a few things at the grocery store. O...

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Jim and I left on Saturday (6/17) for Auburn. We wanted to get down to the area a few days early and check out parts of the course and bask in the heat. Jim hasn't run WS with the Duncan Canyon s...

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