by Luke | May 31, 2010 | AJW, epic, Jared Campbell, Joe Grant, La Sportiva, Luke Nelson, mud, Nuun, Pocatello 50, racing, Scott Jaime, snow, stoke, trail running, Ultimate Direction, ultra's
My legs after 34 Miles of awesomeness at the finish area of the 2010 Pocatello 50. Photo by Tanae NelsonWell it would be a gross understatement to stay that this year’s Pocatello 50 was a difficult run. As many have already reported the race was called off early...
by Luke | May 27, 2010 | AJW, Karl Metzler, La Sportiva, Luke Nelson, Matt Hart, Pocatello 50, races, racing, Scott Jaime, trail running, Ty Draney, ultra's
Well, it has finally arrived. With just two days to go I am very optimistic that my foot has turned the corner, I am well rested, and it is time to race! Pocatello 50 is one of my favorite races to do because it gives me a chance to race in my backyard and show off my...
by Luke | May 5, 2010 | Family, mileage, Pedro, Pocatello 50, running video, trail running, training, ultra's
I have to admit that I have been down right awful in meeting my goal of updating this blog more regularly. Life seems to have accelerated around our home, between a heavy dose of school, big mileage training weeks and everything that is going on with family we have...
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 | Oct 16, 2009 | Bear 100, Black Diamond headlamps, crew logistics, Defeet, First Endurance, gear, Ipod, La Sportiva, Nuun, pacers, races, Red Bull, Sugoi, trail running, Ultimate Direction, ultra's
Well it is about time that I get around to posting what I said I would in the Bear report. If you want to go straight to the gear scroll past this paragraph, otherwise I’d like to take a second to fill you all in on what has been going on since the Bear. I went...
by Luke | Sep 29, 2009 | 100 miles, La Sportiva, Luke Nelson, mental aspects of running, races, trail running, ultra's
Disclaimer: this is a very long and detailed report, if you just want the finish details scroll down to the last paragraph, also over the next couple of weeks I will be posting photos, gear lists, and other thoughts about the running of my first (but definitely not...