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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2009: Seeking Ultra-Wisdom
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2009 Running Journal - Seeking Ultra
Wisdom
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2008-09 The Lost Journal Updates:
Where the heck has "g"
been the past 18 months?
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Back on line (p.1) |
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Whiteface Mt. Race
(p.2) |
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BoilerMaker 15K &
Damn Wakely Dam 50K (p.3) |
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Screaming
Geckos UltraRunning Relay Team &
Ragnar 200M Relay Race (p.4) |
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2008:
The Big Stretch
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2008 Running Journal - Going the Distance
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February 5th - The 100M
Commitment |
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May 1st: What's
the Big Deal
About Breaking a Little Commitment? |
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VT100M: "g"
Tries to Create a Handler/Pacer Team |
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June 16th - July 7th:
100-miler? Just freakin' out a bit... |
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2008 Training/Race Schedule |
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Lake Waramaug 100K
- The 100M Litmus Test (4/20/08; CT) |
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Vermont 100 Mile Endurance
Run (7/08) |
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2008
Reach the Beach 200 Mile Relay Race (9/12-9/13; NH) |
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2007:
Training for the 50-Miler Hat Trick
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2007 Running Journal - Ultra-ized |
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Journal p1: 2/24 -6/18 (Lake
Placid Marathon) |
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Journal p2: 7/2 (Finger
Lakes 50M) |
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Journal p3-5: 7/15 - 7/21 (Damn,
Wakely Dam 33M) |
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Journal p6: 8/30 (Jammed Up &
Injured) |
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Journal p7: 9/3 (Jammed Up &
Injured - cont.) |
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Journal p8: 12/15
(Hold Onto Your Hat... Something
Cardiac Is Goin' On!) |
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2007 Training/Running Schedule |
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2007 Race
the Train
(8/10/07) |
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2007 Reach the Beach 200 Mile Relay Race
(NH; 9/07) |
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RTB Gear/Travel List |
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Runners With NO
Sole: The Whole Dang Story! |
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Vermont 50M - Everything You'd Want
In A Trail Race (9/30/07) |
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Turkey Trot 5K Highlights -
Reluctant
Teens Knock
Off a Few
Miles! (11-07) |
2006:
Marathonians Go Ultra
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2006 Running Introduction
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A Scary Mixture of Determination in Running Shoes (1/06) |
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2006
Running Journal |
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Page 1: Setting the Stage: First Ultra
(2/06) |
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Page 2: Chi-g (3/06) |
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Page 3: Getting Ultra - Part
1 (5/20) |
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Page
4: Getting Ultra - Part
2 (6/19)
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Page 5: JFK 50M Bound (8/10) |
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2006Training/Running
Schedule |
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Gore Mt. Snowshoe Race - A First Time
for Everything! (1/18/06) |
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Cherry Blossom 10M,
Washington DC (4/2/06) |
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Prospect Mt Race Revisited: Only One
Hill
Lake George, NY (5/13/06) |
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Lake Placid Marathon
- Breaking the Sound Barrier
(Lake Placid, NY - 6/11/06) |
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Damn, Wakely Dam Ultra, NY (7/22/06) |
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Becoming a Wakely Outlaw! (p1) |
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Cracking the Case of the
Wakely Preregistration Registration (p2) |
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Wakely: Getting Ultra |
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Boys with Ultra Sole
Doin' the Wakely - Fast Packing the Course in Two Days (5/6/06)
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Damn, Wakely Dam Ultra -
Pelting Rain, Rivers of Mud and Bliss (7/22/06) |
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Damn, Wakely Dam Ultra - End Note |
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Beach
to Beacon 10K - Portland, ME (8/5/06) |
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Reach the Beach 200 Mile Relay Race,
NH (9/15-16/06) |
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Getting to Know You |
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Your Basic Start (1/06) |
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RTB Realy Team: Meet the New
Boys - Runners with Sole (4/06) |
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RTB Relay Race: Part 1 - Building
the Team |
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RTB Relay Race: Part 2 - Runners with
Sole Hit the Wall |
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RTB Relay Race: Part 3: RWS - Ready
To Rock! |
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RTB Relay Race: Part 4: RWS - Race
Ready! |
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RTB Relay Race: Parts 5 to 14 - The
Race |
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RTB End Notes & Parting Shots |
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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 |
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"g" Training
- Introduction
(Preparation for - Potomac River Run Marathon |
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"g's"
1st Marathon Training Schedule - Potomac River Run Marathon |
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"g's"
1st Marathon Running Journal - Potomac River Run Marathon |
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Potomac River Run Marathon
(5-1-05) |
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The Meatball That Killed |
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Autumn 2005:
Back-to-Back Marathons |
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Running
Journal... |
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Page 1 (5/1/05 -5/15/05) |
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Page 2 (5/28/05 - 7/11/05) |
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Page 3 (8/7/05 - 8/21/05) |
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Page 4 (9/20/05 - 9/25/05 Adirondack Marathon) |
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Page 5 (9/25/05 - 10/30/05 Marine Corps Marathon) |
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Autumn 2005:
Back-to-Back Marathon Training Schedule |
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"g"...
Faster then a Speeding Bullet? Race
the Train (8/08/05) |
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Adirondack Distance Festival
Marathon or
The Hills Are Alive with Disaster?
(9/25/05) |
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Adirondack Distance Festival Marathon
Elevation Chart and "g's"
Time Splits (9/25/05) |
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Marine Corps Marathon
(10/30/05) |
2004:
The Story Behind "g's"
Cardiac Stent
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Runners Make Better Backpackers is born -
The Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Stent, and "g's"
First
Transformation from Episodic Treadmill Folly to UltraRunner
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Additional Links:
The Cardiac Story Unfolds - the beat goes on! |
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One Against Nature - A
change of heart (page 1) |
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One Against Nature - A
change of heart (page 2) |
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Autumn 2003 Health Update:
"g" picks up some
new running gear (a cardiac stent) |
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Climbing Dix - "g"
takes his heart out for a test drive (9/14/03) |
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A good excuse to call this the 9th
Annual Canoe Invitational
(9/19/03) |
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Iron Al and Stent Man Race
to the Summit on Dial (11/16/03) |
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Prequel to Running Madness 2004: Turkey Trot 5K, Troy,
NY (11/03) |
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Harp and Shamrock 5K, Saratoga Springs, NY (3/04) |
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Ruby Run 5K, Queensbury, NY
(3/04) |
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Can you Say,
Ahwatukee 5K? (4/04) |
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Prospect Mt. Race: A
prelude to something else, eh? (5/04) |
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1st Annual Saratoga Lake Triathlon:
How To Prepare with Only 1 Minute of Training
(9/11/04) |
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Adirondack Distance
Festival: "g's"
First Half Marathon
Schroon Lake, NY (9/26/04) |
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