Friday, February 23, 2024





Well the injury lingers on. Been back to the physio again and I’m running a little. Definitely not 100% but I’m running. Was logging 100-120 miles per week on the bike which was fun but it’s getting old now. Strength work has been fun but it’s not running. I’m anxious now too with a looming goal! 

Next race is on, Crown King Scramble 50km in Arizona. Visiting my family in Arizona the end of March so figured I’d jump into a race. My good friend from Oregon will be flying down to join me as well so there’s major incentive to be ready to run. Nathan paced me at Western States for the second half of the race so it will be awesome to run with him. We met racing mountain bikes for NAU in Flagstaff. Hoping to see a whole bunch of NAU friends which will be awesome. 

Kind of bummed out because of this injury. Without it I’d have ran the Arc of Attrition which would’ve set me up perfectly for this 50km. Oh well, I guess I should’ve known better adding in aggressive speed work at my age. Definitely taking note of that. 

On a positive I’ve significantly increased my martial arts training which I’m thoroughly enjoying. Wish I had more time to train with other people but at home sessions still have been very beneficial. 





Not many photos to share without running, hopefully soon. One last thing, I didn’t make the lottery for the Tor but I guess as usual that’s not necessarily a bad thing! I’ve spoke of the Tor des Geants before. It’s beast of a race, around 200 miles and 75,000 feet of climbing around the Aosta Valley in Italy. Maybe someday.