Been working on getting back into decent shape the past few weeks. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown. Ran in Dude where's the trail 50k a week ago and it felt really good to get in a nice long run. I have had problems with my knee for several months but that is finally about gone now. Unfortunately the foot issue still lingers on even 6 months after Western States.
I need to get signed up for another 100 soon, hopefully in Feb. sometime. I am trying to drop some weight before I fully commit.
I am planning on putting my name in for Badwater this year. The application period is in Feb. so I would like to be able to add another 100 to my resume before then.
No Regrets
About Me
- Gabe
- Kearney, MO
- Well, I have been around 35 years and have accumulated 3 wonderful kids and a beautiful wife along the way. I started running in October 05 to lose some weight and I kinda enjoyed it so I decided to train for a marathon. 10 months and 80 lbs later I finished. It sucked. I got stomach and muscle cramps something terrible and said I would never run one again, so I didn't. I ran a 50k 4 weeks later then 11 months after that my first 100 miler. So I guess I am hooked.
Fatty, Fatty September 04
Wondering if I could run a marathon,,,and if I could eat this toy boat.
Large Man with beer and Nicotene
Psycho Night '07
Kettle Moraine 100
Arkansas Traveller 100
Heartland 100
The two ladies in my life
Me and the boys
tristan and corbin at wyco
Turkey Mountain 50k
5 hours in the rain
Rockin K
5 comments:
Welcome back Gabe - Glad to see you are hitting the trail again. Badwater - Nice.
Badwater...Perfect for a Bad Ass. You ought to come out to the Kokopelli Trail with me in May and get in some good desert training. Glad you're still alive. Take care and you and the family have a Merry Christmas.
i love the blog. i'm doing my first 100 miler in november - mother road. i live just outside of liberty...was wondering if i could hit up a long run with you sometime. email me if you're interested - kgray9@hallmark.com. Thanks, Kamaron Gray
Getting into shape is not easy...been doing it for quite sometime and it shows a little progress...
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."
-Oprah Winfrey ~smartwool
Hi Gabe,
I am sorry I am leaving a comment, I can't find your email. I am writing you in the hopes that you want to participate in an e-book we are writing about ultra runners.
We want to tap into the collective craziness (we mean that as a compliment:-)) of this community to challenge and inspire other non-runners to make their own life an ever-greater creative expression of their own goals and dreams… without limits.
Progress so far: We have currently contacted more than 250 ultra runners and received more than 60 answers.
We would ask you to answer a question about your experience with ultra running. Please note that these questions are related to your mental state and require that you are able to explain quite specifically what is going on mentally when running.
If you'd like to participate please shoot me an email at dreamit@juliossol.com.
Thanks!
All the best,
Jannick
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