Group, and be my own man…and run my own race. That there would come a point in the race when I would have to pull away from a I also knew, like Jonathan knew (and Andrew before him), Keep going until I either finished, or timed-out. You can’t be thinking “per-loop”, or “fun-run”. ![]() Each time, I thought about something else I saw in I was asked several times what my “goal” for the race wasĭuring the few days leading up to the start. In, I was able to ease my nerves and go forth into the race with a sense ofĬalm by my side. On the trails at Frozen Head, identifying various peaks, and simply taking it Race report about how he went to the park early to “immerse himself in it” Proved to be invaluable as I was able to glean a lot of great tips just byĬhatting with previous veterans that were already camped at the park. Trails at Frozen Head, and I didn’t want to push it to hard during my final On going down to the park 2 weeks early, but realized that there wasn’t any point. The previous 5 months, I had done nothing but eat, sleep, breathe, and live the Race, and knew that my only shot was to push as hard as I could withoutĭrove down to Frozen Head a week before the race I felt that I was as trained I had never in my life trained as hard as I did for this ![]() Unfamiliar miles of the Mid-State Trail here in PA. Purposely finding hills that were on gas-line and power-line cuts, or upĪs part of my training I also ran the 42-mile Black Forest Trail in aĭay and practiced orienteering and sleep-deprivation on a non-stop hike over 70 From the moment I got back from Antarctica, I focusedĪll of my efforts on doing long, hilly weekend runs with lots of mid-week hillīuilt up my weekly miles to nearly 100, and my elevation gain to 30,000 during Need thousands of feet of elevation (more so than miles). I had no idea what would be proper training, I only knew that I would Wanted to do this one for me…more of an inward journey. Normally I would post something onlineĪbout my race schedule and start swapping info with other runners. Of January, I made the decision to keep my entry quiet. Would pull out my maps, and race reports and study some more. If there’s anything else I needed to do, and he responded by saying, “HILL Set up an email scheduler to send the email on the entry date as I was actuallyįound out I was accepted, I told everyone at my field camp, and it became quite Me the opportunity to be tortured and maimed.so that I may call myself a I want to feel what it's like to push myself to the absoluteĮxtreme point of whimpering in a corner, only to get kicked again while Like to be at the complete edge of my capabilities. Said something like, “…blah blah…you’ve heard it all before Laz. Resume, but hoped my thru-hikes and time in Antarctica would give me a betterĮssay about why I thought I could finish, but in the end deleted it all and simply Why is charles barkley on CNN talking about shooting in the first place.Īnd yes, Charles Barkley missed the mark with this what about chicago nonsense that has nothing to do with what happened in Colorado Springs.I knew just getting in was going to be a challenge as well. Did anyone push back on this anecdotal horseshit? Black people don't run America so what rights have Black people denied the LGBTQ Community from exercising? See this is your so-called "THE GREAT CHARLES BARKLEY". White men are shooting up gay clubs and Charles Barkley is tap dancing on CNN saying Black people are the worst at mistreating the gay community. ![]() They are now taking to Twitter to call him out over his notions about the relationship between the Black community and the LGBTQ community. When people then listened back to Barkley’s inferences, it did not go over well with many people on social media. The big reason that Barkley’s comments resurfaced was how they contrasted with the identity of the shooter, who has not African-American and is, in fact, the white grandson of a Donald Trump supporting-Republican who voiced support for the January 6th insurrection.
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