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Dan Olmstead: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010. I seemed to be on a roll as McKenzie tur. Ned out to be another good run for me. My recovery after Waldo was going well so when the chance to enter the McKenzie River 50K came, I jumped on it. McKenzie is another local race that is well run, competitive, has plenty of history, and is incredibly beautiful. We in Eugene are lucky to have such great races so close to home. At the start Jeremy Tolman, Steve Richards, and I decided to take the lead. The twisty-turny technical sect...
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Dan Olmstead: June 2011
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The Miwok 100K was a great time all around. I traveled down with Sunsweet teammate and friend Meghan Arbogast, We stayed with Rob Cain in Ashland, and Tim and Diana Fitzpatric in California. I have heard so many great things about Miwok over the years and I have always wanted to be a part of it. I really lucked out getting into the race given how popular it is. Miwok still has the feel of well used local ultra, but has attracted some of the best talent in the nation. Other than som...
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Dan Olmstead: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Peterson Ridge Rumble 40 mi. Say you have a 50K race on a Saturday and a 40 mile race the following week on a Sunday. When you put them on your calendar it sort of appears as though you have a weekend rest in between. I know it sounds strange, but what appears to be a rest weekend is actually the Sunday of the 50K weekend and the Saturday of the 40 mile weekend. The Rumble is normally about 60K but race director Sean Meissner opted to move it up to an even 40 miles this year.
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Dan Olmstead: October 2010
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Friday, October 1, 2010. Twilight River Run 5K, 9-29-10. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 2-5-12 Zena 15K, 4th 53:51. 2-18-12 Hagg Lake 50K, 6th 4:03. 2-25-12 Fall Creek Run Around 20 Mi, 2nd 2:07. 4-14-12 Lake Sonoma 50M. 4-28-12 Capitol Peak 50M. 5-12-12 McDonald Forest 50K. 6-9-12 San Diego 100M. 1-8-11 Bandera 100K, 4th 8:57. 2-19-11 Hagg Lake 50K,DNS sick. 4-2-11 Shotgun Creek 50K, 1st 3:53. 4-10-11 Peterson Ridge 40M, 1st 4:26. 5-7-11 Miwok 100K, 7th 8:48. View my complete profile.
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Dan Olmstead: Hagg Lake 50K 2-18-12
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Saturday, February 25, 2012. Hagg Lake 50K 2-18-12. The Hagg Lake 50K which is about 35 miles west of Portland is so famous for its mud that it’s “in”famous. (3 Amigos reference) This year was no exception. It was great to see so many familiar faces from the ultra-running crowd again. I don’t post much about my training (or really anything) and I have to admit I really enjoy rea. Ding about other folks training so I’ll try and do a bit more of that. In 4:03 which is a 7:50 pace. Realizing at mile 27 when...
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Dan Olmstead: February 2010
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010. 8221; And another woman says “go Sunsweet” “my husband runs for Sunsweet”. I still have not figured out who she was. Anyway I had a huge smile and energetically greeted everyone going up the hill. “Dude, you are in first place for people wearing a smokey the bear hat! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 2-5-12 Zena 15K, 4th 53:51. 2-18-12 Hagg Lake 50K, 6th 4:03. 2-25-12 Fall Creek Run Around 20 Mi, 2nd 2:07. 4-14-12 Lake Sonoma 50M. 4-28-12 Capitol Peak 50M. Ameri...
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Dan Olmstead: EWEB Run to Stay Warm Half-Marathon
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011. EWEB Run to Stay Warm Half-Marathon. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 2-5-12 Zena 15K, 4th 53:51. 2-18-12 Hagg Lake 50K, 6th 4:03. 2-25-12 Fall Creek Run Around 20 Mi, 2nd 2:07. 4-14-12 Lake Sonoma 50M. 4-28-12 Capitol Peak 50M. 5-12-12 McDonald Forest 50K. 6-9-12 San Diego 100M. 1-8-11 Bandera 100K, 4th 8:57. 2-19-11 Hagg Lake 50K,DNS sick. 4-2-11 Shotgun Creek 50K, 1st 3:53. 4-10-11 Peterson Ridge 40M, 1st 4:26. 5-7-11 Miwok 100K, 7th 8:48. 11/20 JFK 50 Mi (5th, 6:10:30).
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Dan Olmstead: Peterson Ridge Rumble 40 mi
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Peterson Ridge Rumble 40 mi. Say you have a 50K race on a Saturday and a 40 mile race the following week on a Sunday. When you put them on your calendar it sort of appears as though you have a weekend rest in between. I know it sounds strange, but what appears to be a rest weekend is actually the Sunday of the 50K weekend and the Saturday of the 40 mile weekend. The Rumble is normally about 60K but race director Sean Meissner opted to move it up to an even 40 miles this year.
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Dan Olmstead: July 2011
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Thursday, July 7, 2011. My first Western States in 2009 really shook me up. It made me question my ability at the 100 mile distance and even my relationship with ultra-running in general. I’m not going to take anything for granted, but 2011 Western States was an amazing journey and has slayed just about all of those past demons. However this race didn’t feel like some sort of “triumph over adversity” but was more an expression of my enjoyment of running. My goals going into the race were:. Enjoy the expe...
