tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:09:03 +0000<i> "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will RUN and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." </i>Isaiah 40:30-31http://www.ultraholics.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ted)Blogger62125TedsUltraholicAdventureshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-756789111282302912Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-11-13T12:16:35.944-08:00According to wikipedia, the Chimera was a beast from Greek mythology (Greek: Χίμαιρα), and was a monstrous fire-breathing creature with genetic fusion. It had the body of a lioness with a tail that terminated in a snake's head, and a head of a goat came up out of the center of its spine. Little do people know, Steve Harvey (the Old Goat: see the association?) and the RD of the Chimera 100K/M is ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/HWfq2vAfLiE/whats-chimera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/11/whats-chimera.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-2528500602334036189Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:54:00 +00002009-11-10T16:05:15.036-08:00Some people, especially ultra newbies, have asked me, "how do you develop a training program for a specific race?" Well, here's how I do it. Of course, pre-running the course is always best. However, lacking the opportunity to pre-run the course, I use the race website plus a few other mapping tools to get the information I need to design a program that will simulate the course effectively. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/QtH4nLNX1G8/chimera-100-planning-how-to-adapt-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/11/chimera-100-planning-how-to-adapt-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-4488317362249313439Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-11-05T23:09:39.042-08:00It was about lap 5 that I finally realized that I was going to actually run the whole race. In the past, my 100 mile races have been running in the beginning and then a lot of walking at the end. I can hardly believe it, it was so magical. I though about how that was such a miracle and believed that somehow God was helping me. I knew that my friends were praying for me. Rewind to 2006; in my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/O6xQNbx_9qI/javelina-jundred-2009-100-dreams-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/11/javelina-jundred-2009-100-dreams-come.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-6118508707290073578Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-11-05T10:04:04.043-08:00It was three and a half days after the conclusion of the Javelina Jundred 100 mile endurance footrace when I decided to try to run again. By this time, my feet had shrunken back to normal size, and my legs feel pretty fresh. I picked a run and pace which I normally do in my routine training. And surprise, I felt great. I felt almost like I could go and do another 100 mile race.I don't remember http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/Dd4USZxDCd4/using-recovery-to-gauge-you-next-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/11/using-recovery-to-gauge-you-next-race.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-7814687444488725249Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:59:00 +00002009-11-04T08:27:18.905-08:00I just had the best racing experience I've ever had this past weekend. I will write a full race report soon. But, here I just wanted to reflect on what I realized. Needless to say, I did very well and PR'ed my 100 mile time at 21 hours and 59 minutes and came in at 15th place out of 250 starters.First, let me back up a little bit. Due to job changes and scheduling challenges, I was relegated to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/WX8DjqJIYT0/mental-discipline-and-ultra-success.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/11/mental-discipline-and-ultra-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-8817310619085781163Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-10-27T13:10:11.711-07:00Have you ever shown up for a race and you din't bring any socks? Well, now I can't say that I haven't. It happened this last Saturday. I got to Coto De Caza on time for the 7:00 am trail marathon race; but when I realized that I didn't bring socks, my first though was that I was going to run it anyway. I wasn't going to just sit and watch after driving 60+ miles one way from my home in Los http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/0m6_jUf41w4/brandi-cowans-trail-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/10/brandi-cowans-trail-marathon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-913857223818920848Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:26:00 +00002009-10-23T10:27:34.438-07:00To all my highly esteemed triathlete friends. Please help my friend, Jason, decide which bike to keep. Unfortunately, he is not rich and has to sell one of them. He likes the full Campy Record build on the black and white bike, but the black and red is a newer model year and has the better fork (it is a Dura Ace/Ultegra mix). If you are on Facebook, click over to my blog to vote. Your opinion ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/QorOvth_8uI/help-jason-choose-bike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/10/help-jason-choose-bike.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-4837575964928216475Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:07:00 +00002009-10-23T07:36:59.508-07:00I'm back to blogging. The reasons are many, the main one is that now I have more spare time. My job change has allowed me to be able to indulge in this luxury. The other reason is that I have some pretty interesting activities planned for next year. I will attempt to run 12 100 mile races in one calendar year. Only a handful of people have ever done it. Me and my friends Lambert and Catra (Dirthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/VrNJyiE1aQI/tweleve-100-miles-races-in-one-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)4http://www.ultraholics.com/2009/10/tweleve-100-miles-races-in-one-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-7160179560054833630Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:17:00 +00002008-06-12T07:32:31.697-07:00Race ReportAbout 58 hours after finishing the San Diego 100 Miler, I was out on an easy training run. I didn't regret the decision I made to save my body by walking the last 14 miles instead of pushing to break 24 hours. It was at mile 86, the Milk Ranch AS, when I realized that I was very close to hitting the 24 hour mark. However, It meant that I had to keep the pace and push my body to the max in order http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/MEv9q3O-yGw/san-diego-100-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)6http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/06/san-diego-100-race-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-5213729732473925388Thu, 22 May 2008 14:22:00 +00002008-05-22T11:56:25.572-07:00Race Report... Leaving Overlook (20 miles), the highest point of the race course, I was set to start my chase. I took off down the hill and caught two guys almost immediately. By the time I got to Bishop Creek Lodge (30 miles), I think I had picked off about 6 guys and LT was just in front of me. I counted the number of people coming back on this out-and-back portion of the course, and I was in about 13th. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/vcEixR8tBeU/bishop-high-sierra-50-mile-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)3http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/05/bishop-high-sierra-50-mile-race-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-2438727062138793527Mon, 12 May 2008 04:02:00 +00002008-05-13T11:18:46.552-07:00Product ReviewI put the Garmin Forerunner 405 through yet another grueling test. This time at the PCT50, an epic 50 mile race over some of the most scenic and yet technical and unrelenting single tracks east of San Diego, CA. This course had its share of dense tree cover to test the sensitivity of the GPS and also would push the battery life to its limit.It was a very hot day with direct sunlight most of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/2lCsAgIVs54/garmin-forerunner-405-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/05/garmin-forerunner-405-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-8709415505276175862Mon, 12 May 2008 03:56:00 +00002008-05-13T10:24:11.275-07:00Race ReportWe drove out from Monrovia at 2:00 am on race morning to make the two and a half hour freeway trek down to San Diego. My carpool mate was Andy Kumeda, we talked almost the whole way down, so the time passed quickly. The starting line was just off the 8 freeway, it was the most convenient ultra race start location I have ever been to. You just get off the freeway, park, and there it was. What morehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/BqQAZJl5OIc/pct50-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)1http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/05/pct50-race-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-7068056009298122633Tue, 06 May 2008 04:25:00 +00002008-05-06T06:10:21.553-07:00Product ReviewI just got the new Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS running watch this past weekend and was able to use it for the 50k race. Right off the bat, the styling and elegant look of this watch made it one slick piece of running equipment. This thing is much smaller than the Forerunner 305/301 and actually looks like a watch rather than the albatross that was strapped to your wrist. Sorry, I just didn't like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/5u9ZgvJCUE0/garmin-forerunner-405-initial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/05/garmin-forerunner-405-initial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-1715965213902874359Mon, 05 May 2008 00:10:00 +00002008-05-09T10:10:43.184-07:00Race ReportThe occasional but persistent wind was rustling the tent as I slept lightly through the night. I tossed and turned in my sleeping bag as I tried to get some good sleep, but could not. I had gone to bed just before dusk, at around 8:00 pm, in anticipation of a 3:30 am wake up time. The race was to kick off about a mile away from my campsite at 6:00 am, and I wanted to have plenty of time to make http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/rCpfHnEoLZg/wild-wild-west-50k-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)5http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/05/wild-wild-west-50k-race-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-3178604712725700372Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:55:00 +00002008-04-30T17:02:54.420-07:00Yes, I'm so glad. Chantry Flats is my trail running paradise. According to inciweb.org, Chantry Flats opened at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 4/30/08.Link here: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1233/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/l5P_nPK9AKE/chantry-flats-now-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/chantry-flats-now-open.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-735308822399869503Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:47:00 +00002008-05-01T10:47:24.453-07:00No, I did not misuse the word "break" in the title. The on-going Sierra Madre forest fire was burning about a mile and a half up from my house. I saw the flames this past Saturday when I was driving home from a training run in San Diego. It started off the road leading up to Chantry Flats. Fortunately, I'm okay and my house is okay. Some of my ultra friends, like Gary Hilliard, had to be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/w3Ydvbnad2E/fire-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/fire-break.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-6719714399237811833Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:45:00 +00002008-04-22T19:13:57.946-07:00Race ReportAfter the exciting weekend at Old Goats, I was all revved up for Leona Divide 50. I thought I had recovered sufficiently, but my mental toughness was to be tested. We got up super early, as usual, and drove out to Lake Hughes. I had a friend accompany me this time so I didn't have to drive home with my after-race stiff and sore legs. I had no idea what time I would do for the race, as I've never http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/okTcoTJ13os/leona-divide-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/leona-divide-race-report.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-7152536723863906148Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +00002008-04-17T19:46:13.318-07:00Looking back, getting 3rd overall at the Old Goat 50 has gotten me all philosophical and reflective. Granted that Old Goat is not a very big race (35 started the 50 miler); but at least it is on the So. Cal. Ultra Series calendar. Getting a podium finish has always been one of my long standing goals ever since I started running. Now, that I've done it and reached that personal milestone; it fallshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/b0Lw0N8oT1c/looking-back-looking-forward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/looking-back-looking-forward.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-2420480199557905083Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:14:00 +00002008-04-14T21:39:59.070-07:00... At a few miles down the Trabuco, the 50K and 50M racers finally parted company; the 50K course went right and the 50M course went left. Now, the dust has cleared, all you see are your competitors. Shortly after the split, the defining moment of this race happened for me. I was coming down a single track into a small ravine, getting ready for a creek crossing. The photographer (who I later http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/al9WJHj7Iz0/old-goat-50m-race-report-2nd-billy-goat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)9http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/old-goat-50m-race-report-2nd-billy-goat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-4507731441670612266Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:35:00 +00002008-04-13T21:19:13.968-07:00This weekend, I'm heading into the second of my string of three races in three weeks. I did the Chesebro Half Marathon last weekend. It was a hard race. It was hard not so much because of the distance but the intensity. It usually takes two or three days for me to fully recover from a 50k. But, today is friday, and I'm just about recovered from Chesebro. Then, tomorrow, I'm running the Old Goats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/cErEyrQwCHg/triple-header.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)2http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/triple-header.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-2245654216108454514Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:13:00 +00002008-04-10T17:01:28.310-07:00Can you imagine if the electricity went out at night and you have to feel your way around? Well, that is what Blind Dave's world is like, but all the time. Now, can you imagine running in that kind of condition. Blind Dave is doing something amazing. He is running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. For his third leg, he ran around the Rose Bowl in Pasadena; and I had the opportunity to run http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/nVtIz9SfCPQ/run-blind-dave-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/run-blind-dave-run.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-3126768531762109772Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:12:00 +00002008-04-10T16:54:09.884-07:00This race was one of the most enjoyable of the races I've done recently. And I realized that the primary reason it was enjoyable was not because of the very challenging course, nor because I got a half marathon personal record (PR), nor of the after-race yummy blueberry crêpes, but of the camaraderie of my friends. I just love hanging out with them. Sure, we enjoy the great outdoors, we love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/tEbv0xkVN1s/chesebro-half-marathon-race-report-pr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/04/chesebro-half-marathon-race-report-pr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-1033127839716128182Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:04:00 +00002008-03-31T15:57:34.442-07:00I'm set to run the Chesebro Half Marathon in Agoura Hills, CA, this coming Saturday. I haven't raced a half marathon for such a long time. The last half marathon I did was in 2005. This one is a little hilly as far as road racing goes, taking place on both roads and trails. But, compared to the terrain I've been running on, this course is relatively flat. My climbing legs have been developing andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/aSJi6BeYjOU/next-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/03/next-race.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-3298205198045420150Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:25:00 +00002008-03-31T15:16:56.159-07:00Yesterday, we went on a 10 mile run of the Mt. Zion loop, starting and ending from Chantry Flats. It was so much fun running with a bunch of people from the Arroyo Trail Blazers. An old friend, Laura, came up from San Diego to visit, it was great to see her. And we meet a new friend, Dan. Dan is super fast. Good to meet you, Dan!It was drizzling when we meet at Grandview and Santa Anita. We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/Jcgpd99ZAk0/new-friends-old-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/03/new-friends-old-friends.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29933781.post-3316191520771607144Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:12:00 +00002008-03-26T21:18:32.453-07:00I've added some races and took some out of my schedule. Training is going well. I feel really strong right now, so I've added more 50 milers, and I'm doing the San Diego 100 Miler in June to test my fitness.01/20/08 Calico 50K (3893 ft) - DONE: 5:42:3202/16/08 Sequoia 50k (5030 ft) - DONE: 5:25:4203/16/08 Montaña de Oro 50k (6400 ft) - DONE: 5:52:1904/05/08 Agoura Hills 1/2 Marathon04/12/08 Old http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TedsUltraholicAdventures/~3/P_QPd2VsQMk/updated-race-schedule.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ted)0http://www.ultraholics.com/2008/03/updated-race-schedule.html