charlesjromeo
31: 1,000 Miles 200,000 Vertical: I think I’m ready
It's Wedenesday, August 7th. It’s been a big training year; it’s been a good training year. Since January 1st, I’ve run/hiked 1,022...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 103 min read
30: Mice and Men Pull it Together and the Bigger Picture
For me, the month of May finished a lot better than it started. As I said in my previous training blog entry, I started the month off...
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charlesjromeo
May 253 min read
29: The Best Plans of Mice and Men…
Training in May has not gone according to plan. I drove back from southern Utah on May 1st. It was my 19th day on the road. While...
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charlesjromeo
Apr 63 min read
28: A Change of Seasons
Views from the Ramp, a backcountry ski area just north of Bridger Bowl ski area Ski season, short as it was this year, likely came to an...
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charlesjromeo
Mar 114 min read
27: Spring is in the Air
Northern Bridgers from Texas Meadow on a backcountry ski day The winter, that was more like spring, is winding down. We have finally...
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charlesjromeo
Jan 313 min read
26: January is now in the Books
Mt Baldy from the 2nd small peak on the approach It’s weird, but it is running season in Montana, or it might as well be. Snow has just...
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charlesjromeo
Jan 103 min read
25: Evolving while Rebuilding
Looking north on the Bridger Ridge from the 1st knob near the south end of the range Last year my focus was learning zone training and...
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charlesjromeo
Dec 26, 20233 min read
24: A New Beginning
The Bottom: I felt great last season and my Garmin stats were solid which made me feel even better. Here’s a comparison of my health...
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charlesjromeo
Oct 26, 20234 min read
22: Trending Toward 66
View of the Spanish Peaks under early October snow from the WSW. Gallatin Peak peaks out from behind the ridge in the center of the...
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charlesjromeo
Aug 9, 20233 min read
21: 1,000 Miles, 165,000 Vertical: I sure hope it’s enough
The Ridge, looking north from Mt Baldy The Ridge Run is this Saturday, August 12, 2023. Tuesday was my last training run, and during...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 30, 20234 min read
20: Electric Peak: An ultimate adventure before tapering
Electric Peak in the distance I ran/climbed 10,969-foot Electric Peak in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone on Friday, (7/28/2023),...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 24, 20232 min read
19: A Moment of Zen
I’ve felt this before, but never for this long. My body feels like it is in a state of Zen. Mellow, relaxed, healing; all those...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 20, 20234 min read
18: Endorphins: How much is too much
It’s getting HOT out. I know the heat here is generally less intense than back east where the combination of heat and humidity is...
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charlesjromeo
Jul 13, 20233 min read
17: Conflicting Objectives
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything new. My depleted body caught a bug after the Old Gabe 30K. On top of that my wife Terry...
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charlesjromeo
Jun 15, 20234 min read
16: Spring Races
June 10, 2023. We had congregated behind the starting line for the Big Sky Wind Drinkers' Old Gabe 30K and 50K trail races at the Middle...
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charlesjromeo
May 24, 20234 min read
15: Fountain of Youth: I could sure use a sip (4 min read)
As I’ve gotten older, I have begun to understand the fascination with finding a fountain of youth. Tales have been spun of waters that...
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charlesjromeo
May 10, 20233 min read
14: The Moment of Truth: 1st race of the season (3 min read)
Well I did it. I completed months of zone training through a Montana winter. Sure, I trained inside when the weather was bitter cold, I...
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charlesjromeo
May 6, 20233 min read
13: Weighing In
I lived in Maryland for 21 years and commuted more than an hour each way to work. During that time I stayed fit by training for and...
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charlesjromeo
Mar 30, 20232 min read
12: Spring in my Step
Spring is coming in fits and starts to Montana. Last week, the ice fields finally melted off the roads, this week we got 2 feet of new...
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charlesjromeo
Mar 8, 20232 min read
11: Rest and Relaxation: Well sort of (3 min read)
I’ve been off my training plan since late January. Still running, though less than I had been. It was time for travel and February is...
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