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(Ultra)Runners do make better backpackers... well... so do swimmers, sailors, deck-builders and soccer players! It's all about cross training... working different muscle groups in a variety of activity make for a better backpacker.
Four years ago (post-cardiac stent; 10/03), "g" entered the world of running at the very youthful age of 50. At first there were training schedules to learn... finding the right running shoe... and zillions of web sites filled with cool clothing and gear to buy! Endurance, speed and strength building became his mantra for that first year off the treadmill in 2004.
Then a change occurred. With his ASICS smoldering at the finish line of his first half marathon (9/04), "g" set his sights on running his first marathon in 2005... and of course... another shift in his training paradigm occurred. Instead of strong-and-fast (well... sort-of-strong and not-really-fast), he now jogged to the tune of slow(er)-and-steady.
So... the pitter-patter of long-distance jogging momentum took hold of "g". By December '04 he had embarked on a massive mission to achieve new running feets. While visiting family in D.C. on New Year's weekend, "g" became enamored with the moment... and... while standing in front of Iwa Jima, he and his sister-in-law (AKA: Margarita Jeannie) decided: We're doin' the Marine Corps in '05! (The madness had begun.)
The links below are organized in descending order. To read about "g's" unfolding cardiac story and his unsuspecting fate as an ultrarunner, scroll to the bottom of this page: 2004: The Story Behind "g's" Cardiac Stent
So, there you have it. An unfolding and evolving history of explorations in "g"-running. Stay tuned as G-WeB's answer to backpacking & cross-training continues with...
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Table of Contents:
2008: The Big Stretch
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Running Journal - Going the Distance | |
| | February 5th - The 100M Commitment |
| May
1st: What's the Big Deal About Breaking a Little Commitment? | |
| VT100M: "g" Tries to Create a Handler/Pacer Team | |
| June 16th - July 7th: 100-miler? Just freakin' out a bit... | |
| 2008 Training/Race Schedule | |
| Lake Waramaug 100K - The 100M Litmus Test (4/20/08; CT) | |
2007: Training for the 50-Miler Hat Trick
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| 2007 Running Journal - Ultra-ized | |
| Journal p1: 2/24 -6/18 (Lake Placid Marathon) | |
| Journal p2: 7/2 (Finger Lakes 50M) | |
| Journal p3-5: 7/15 - 7/21 (Damn, Wakely Dam 33M) | |
| Journal p6: 8/30 (Jammed Up & Injured) | |
| Journal p7: 9/3 (Jammed Up & Injured - cont.) | |
| Journal
p8: 12/15 ( | |
| 2007 Training/Running Schedule | |
| 2007 Race the Train (8/10/07) | |
| 2007 Reach the Beach 200 Mile Relay Race (NH; 9/07) | |
| RTB Gear/Travel List | |
| Runners With NO Sole: The Whole Dang Story! | |
| Vermont 50M - Everything You'd Want In A Trail Race (9/30/07) | |
| Turkey
Trot 5K Highlights - Reluctant Teens Knock Off a Few Miles! (11-07) | |
2006: Marathonians Go Ultra
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| 2006
Running Introduction - A Scary Mixture of Determination in Running Shoes (1/06) | |
| 2006 Running Journal | |
| Page 1: Setting the Stage: First Ultra (2/06) | |
| Page 2: Chi-g (3/06) | |
| Page 3: Getting Ultra - Part 1 (5/20) | |
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| Page 5: JFK 50M Bound (8/10) | |
| 2006Training/Running Schedule | |
| Gore Mt. Snowshoe Race - A First Time for Everything! (1/18/06) | |
| Cherry Blossom 10M, Washington DC (4/2/06) | |
| Prospect
Mt Race Revisited: Only One Hill Lake George, NY (5/13/06) | |
| Lake
Placid Marathon - Breaking the Sound Barrier (Lake Placid, NY - 6/11/06) | |
| Damn, Wakely Dam Ultra, NY (7/22/06) | |
| Becoming a Wakely Outlaw! (p1) | |
| Cracking
the Case of the Wakely Preregistration Registration (p2) | |
| Wakely: Getting Ultra | |
| Boys
with Ultra Sole | |
| Damn,
Wakely Dam Ultra - Pelting Rain, Rivers of Mud and Bliss (7/22/06) | |
| Damn, Wakely Dam Ultra - End Note | |
| Beach to Beacon 10K - Portland, ME (8/5/06) | |
| Reach the Beach 200 Mile Relay Race, NH (9/15-16/06) | |
| Getting to Know You | |
| Your Basic Start (1/06) | |
| RTB Realy Team: Meet the New Boys - Runners with Sole (4/06) | |
| RTB Relay Race: Part 1 - Building the Team | |
| RTB Relay Race: Part 2 - Runners with Sole Hit the Wall | |
| RTB Relay Race: Part 3: RWS - Ready To Rock! | |
| RTB Relay Race: Part 4: RWS - Race Ready! | |
| RTB Relay Race: Parts 5 to 14 - The Race | |
| RTB End Notes & Parting Shots | |
| JFK 50 Miler (MD) - 11/18/06 | |
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2005: Marathon Training 101
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| 2005: Marathon Training 101 - The Frenzy For a New Project Continues | |
| "g"
Training - Introduction (Preparation for - Potomac River Run Marathon | |
| "g's" 1st Marathon Training Schedule - Potomac River Run Marathon | |
| "g's" 1st Marathon Running Journal - Potomac River Run Marathon | |
| Potomac River Run Marathon (5-1-05) | |
| The Meatball That Killed | |
| Autumn 2005: Back-to-Back Marathons | |
| Running Journal... | ||
| Page 1 (5/1/05 -5/15/05) | |
| Page 2 (5/28/05 - 7/11/05) | |
| Page 3 (8/7/05 - 8/21/05) | |
| Page 4 (9/20/05 - 9/25/05 Adirondack Marathon) | |
| Page 5 (9/25/05 - 10/30/05 Marine Corps Marathon) | |
| Autumn 2005: Back-to-Back Marathon Training Schedule | |
| "g"... Faster then a Speeding Bullet? Race the Train (8/08/05) | |
| Adirondack
Distance Festival Marathon or The Hills Are Alive with Disaster? (9/25/05) | |
| Adirondack
Distance Festival Marathon Elevation Chart and "g's" Time Splits (9/25/05) | |
| Marine Corps Marathon (10/30/05) | |
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2004: The Story Behind "g's" Cardiac Stent
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| Runners
Make Better Backpackers is born - | |
| Additional
Links: The Cardiac Story Unfolds - the beat goes on! | ||
| One Against Nature - A change of heart (page 1) | |
| One Against Nature - A change of heart (page 2) | |
| Autumn
2003 Health Update: "g" picks up some new running gear (a cardiac stent) | |
| Climbing Dix - "g" takes his heart out for a test drive (9/14/03) | |
| A
good excuse to call this the 9th Annual
Canoe Invitational (9/19/03) | |
| Iron Al and Stent Man Race to the Summit on Dial (11/16/03) | |
| Prequel to Running Madness 2004: Turkey Trot 5K, Troy, NY (11/03) | |
| Harp and Shamrock 5K, Saratoga Springs, NY (3/04) | |
| Ruby Run 5K, Queensbury, NY (3/04) | |
| Can you Say, Ahwatukee 5K? (4/04) | |
| Prospect Mt. Race: A prelude to something else, eh? (5/04) | |
| 1st
Annual Saratoga Lake Triathlon: How To Prepare with Only 1 Minute of Training (9/11/04) | |
| Adirondack
Distance Festival: "g's"
First Half Marathon Schroon Lake, NY (9/26/04) | |
| G-WeB Links | |
| G-WeBconnect |
| What's New:7/08 |
| LaBellishments |
| Runners Make Better Backpackers |
| TIPBusters |
| Chef DeBoot Blister |
| Rain Bucket |
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"g's"
first 100K:
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Runners
With NO Sole: | |
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 Tornado Kid makes his debut run as a Marathonian | |
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 "a" introduces Wonder Boy to the Marathonians | |
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| Race
The Train (8/05): "g" and Long Shots roar into North Creek (NY) after brilliant runs. | |
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| At
51, "g" completes his first half marathon in 1:53:37 (9/04) | |
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| At
63, Long Shots (again) adds the Adirondack Distance Festival Marathon to his long list of marathons! (9/04) | |
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 Fast John takes a break during a weekend fast-packing trip on the Wakely Ultra course. (4/06) |
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| Too Fast
Dave, Long Shots and "A" at the Prospect Mt Race (5/04) | The
Hat - Primal Screaming at the Shamrock 5K (3/04) |
Slammin' Sarah and her dad come screamin' accross the finish line in AZ's, Ahwatukee 5K (4/04) |
Pugs Theory enters their first team triathlon on Saratoga Lake (9/04) |
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