Endurance Lover's Weekend.
This weekend (June 24th, 25th) is an endurance sports and outdoor lover's chance to take in a whole lot of calories burned, miles covered, streams cross and trails used. Here's a look at why this weekend seems so good to me:
Western States 100:
http://www.ws100.com
June 24th - 25th:
The Western States has to by my ultimate running aspiration (Leadville 100 may be close?). It takes place this weekend. To add a little fuel to the fire for us Kentucky folk, I saw two KY runners on the list.
David Jackson, Lexington and Steve Durbin, Paducah. Good Luck guys.
Ironman Coeur d'Alene
http://www.ironmannorthamerica.com
June, 25th:
The Ironman is the next major adventure on my list as many of you know. So getting excited about any North American race is a must. Nikki is heading to Coeur d'Alene next week so maybe I'll post some pictures of the scenery around the course.
Primal Quest
http://www.ecoprimalquest.com
June, 24th - July, 4th:
The true test of survival combined with endurance and athletic ability. The Primal Quest is taking place in Utah this year. I make no claims to have any idea about what it feels like to take on this expedition style race. But I do know that the adventure races that I have been able to do (Thanks Chuck at New Balance) I have enjoyed more than most tests of endurance I have completed. I guess it helps to have friends as teammates.
Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon
http://buffalospringslaketriathlon.com/bslt.php
June, 25th:
This race humbled me more than any other race that I've completed (a close second has to be the Chicago Marathon in 1999). The excuses are many, but I have promised myself that someday I'll go back to Lubbock to take this one down.
Seriously, could it be more exciting? Get out and test your endurance!
Western States 100:
http://www.ws100.com
June 24th - 25th:
The Western States has to by my ultimate running aspiration (Leadville 100 may be close?). It takes place this weekend. To add a little fuel to the fire for us Kentucky folk, I saw two KY runners on the list.
David Jackson, Lexington and Steve Durbin, Paducah. Good Luck guys.
Ironman Coeur d'Alene
http://www.ironmannorthamerica.com
June, 25th:
The Ironman is the next major adventure on my list as many of you know. So getting excited about any North American race is a must. Nikki is heading to Coeur d'Alene next week so maybe I'll post some pictures of the scenery around the course.
Primal Quest
http://www.ecoprimalquest.com
June, 24th - July, 4th:
The true test of survival combined with endurance and athletic ability. The Primal Quest is taking place in Utah this year. I make no claims to have any idea about what it feels like to take on this expedition style race. But I do know that the adventure races that I have been able to do (Thanks Chuck at New Balance) I have enjoyed more than most tests of endurance I have completed. I guess it helps to have friends as teammates.
Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon
http://buffalospringslaketriathlon.com/bslt.php
June, 25th:
This race humbled me more than any other race that I've completed (a close second has to be the Chicago Marathon in 1999). The excuses are many, but I have promised myself that someday I'll go back to Lubbock to take this one down.
Seriously, could it be more exciting? Get out and test your endurance!
posted by gary at 4:58 PM
2 Comments:
I'm quite psyched to be following WSER this year on their webcast, should be fun.
I'm eyeing adventure racing. It is intriguing to me...
It's too bad these events don't get the mass media coverage they deserve to inspire more people to get out there and just do it (after ample preparation, of course). Like Angie, I'll be glued to the PC this weekend.
By the way, thanks for stopping by. I can tell we think alike, at least when it comes to a certain endurance race.
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