Hello TRAIL runners,
Welcome to the Inks Lake stage of the Capt’n Karl’s Trail Running Series. We are pleased to have yall join us for this classic trail run on July 24th. Keep reading →
July 17, 2010
Salomon Speedcross
Just thought I’d pass my initial thoughts on a new trail shoe I just began running in this week. I discovered The Salomon Speedcross while at Western States a few weeks ago. Olga and I were in the Squaw Valley Starbucks and I saw one of the Salomon athletes, Adam Chase, wearing a pair of shoes that reminded me a lot of the La Sportiva Crosslites. Come to find out, this shoe is a direct competitor of the Crosslite.
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July 9, 2010
My Leadville history
I worked for Outward Bound in Leadville after a “mid-course correction” in my life. That’s what my dad called it. I drove out from Virginia ready to spend the summer in a tent and my car. I arrived in town a few hours before my new instructor orientation, and stopped at a coffee shop to pass time. I sat outside drinking coffee and catching up on postcard writing. I was just finishing a note to my parents when an older woman stepped out of a bar across the street, lifted her shirt, and flashed oncoming traffic. It was 8 in the morning. Welcome to Lead-vegas. I can’t remember now if I shared that cultural experience in the letter home to my folks.
Another pain-free run tonight. I’m starting to get hopeful that Leadville might just involve the normal amount of pain that a 100 miler does. Best not to count the old flashing ladies before they hatch, I suppose.
Hope you all had a wonderful Thursday.
