by Luke | Apr 22, 2014 | 100 miles, Happiness, injuries, Luke Nelson, menan butte, mental aspects of running, mileage, mountain running, Passion, racing, stoke, trail running, training, ultra's
There are times of the year that I am drawn into deep and purposeful focus; cycles of work and respite, process, and, hopefully, results. During these periods different things unsettle balance. For the last couple of months I have been deeply focused on training for...
by Luke | Apr 25, 2011 | First Endurance, La Sportiva, Luke Nelson, menan butte, mountain running, Patagonia, racing, trail running, Ultraspire
Me running near Macchu Picchu near the end of a Humanitarian trip to Peru- Photo Zach AllenWell it is about time I write something here, the electronic cobwebs were getting pretty thick, not to mention the digital dust bunnies! Yesterday marked my first trail race of...
by Luke | Feb 24, 2010 | avalanches, Karl Metzler, La Sportiva, menan butte, Moab, pain cave, Pebble Creek, races, racing, rando racing., Red Hot 5ok, ski mountaineering, Ty Draney, ultra's, Wray Landon
Family Backcountry TourAnother month has pretty much flown by, I am not updating as much as regularly as I had hoped for this year. Something to work on for sure. This post is going to be somewhat of a hodge-podge because there are a lot of things that have happened...
by Luke | Apr 26, 2009 | menan butte, races, trail running
Yesterday I had the opportunity to race in the Menan Butte Challenge for the second time. I really enjoy this race because it starts off with a very steep climb up the north side of the Butte. Right from the start it gets you to redline. Last years race was a very...
