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It's the first Monday of the month! Here's what's been happening on the blog:

Training Journal: 2/20/23 – 2/26/23

Pretty busy week, excuse the brevity. Monday Bouldering @ Movement, 1 hr Spin Bike, 1hr Tuesday Bouldering @ Movement, 1 hr Green Mountain Wednesday Rest! Thursday Bouldering @ Movement, 2 hours Spin Bike, 1 hr Friday Green Mountain Quick bop up and down, quite snowy. Saturday Bouldering @ Movement, 2 hours Tried yet again on […] Read More

Slowlans Episode 6: La Plata/Mt. Elbert/Mount Massive – Ultralight Backpacking Nolan’s 14

Episode 6 finishes the line up summiting La Plata, Elbert and finally Massive, then descending into the Leadville Fish Hatchery. Read More

Training Journal: 2/13/23 – 2/19/23

Monday Rest! Tuesday Green Mountain Quick bop. I’ve been working on keeping the HR in Z2, which is a fairly impossible task to ask a 190lb dude who’s hiking 2500′ of elevation gain in 1.75 miles but nevertheless he persists. Lots of stopping and checking my breath/HR – I’ll have remember to remember to wear […] Read More

Slowlans Episode 5: Lost between Missouri and Huron – Ultralight Backpacking Nolan’s 14

If you’re interested in running Nolan’s 14, one of the best way to preview the line is to fastpack it! You’ll get a taste of what it’s like to link up big parts of the route, without having to backtrack, and the load makes for good training. Episode 5 starts up the Missouri Gulch Trailhead […] Read More

Training Journal: 2/6/23 – 2/12/23

A good time at the Ultimate Direction Athlete's Summit and a big day out on the bike to Nederland! Read More

Slowlans Episode 4: Humble Pie Along the Colorado Trail – Ultralight Backpacking the Nolan’s 14 Line

If you’re interested in running Nolan’s 14, one of the best way to preview the line is to fastpack it! You’ll get a taste of what it’s like to link up big parts of the route, without having to backtrack, and the load makes for good training. Episode 4 fastpacks back to Chaffee County 390 […] Read More

Training Journal: 1/30/23 – 2/5/23

The race date looms! Read More

Until next time,

Long May You Range!