Author: Tom Pryjda
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Who Thinks This Is Lucky?
Stacking the Deck in My Favor All week, I’ve been talking with AI — dialing in my fitness, nutrition, and running plans to line up with my Garmin marathon training. I’m gearing up for the Boulderthon next month, and I’ve been pushing myself to live like a hybrid athlete. Maybe it’s a little ego, maybe…
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Just a Casual Marathon
Distance: 26.25 milesMoving Time: 4:43:06Pace: 10:47 /miElevation: 1,991 ftCalories: 2,862 I showed up for every workout this week to strive for excellence. Even last night, knowing I was potentially looking at a marathon in the morning, I still got after it for the full hour. 277 push-ups, 56 pull-ups, and moving over 5500 lbs of…
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Boulder Sn-Open Space
Distance: 10.98 miMoving Time: 4:30:16Pace: 24:36 /miElevation: 5,026 ftCalories: 1,979 I started out a little overconfident, but was quickly humbled. Additionally, it broke my heart and stole my soul. With the fresh snow storms, the entire run was at least 6 inches above the ground. The lightly packed snow lead through a narrow trail that…
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Green Mountain Loop
Distance 12.68 miMoving Time: 4:00:16Pace 18:57 /miElevation 5,318 ftCalories 1,923 Pre-Run Thoughts The moment I saw a 4-hour run appear on the schedule; it has flooded my thoughts ever since. Hyping myself with strategic questions have been an enjoyable process throughout the week. I finally nailed down the location and built a three loop route…
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Soup City
Distance: 14.80 milesMoving Time: 3:10:55Pace: 12:54 /miElevation: 2,234 ft.Calories: 1,874 First trail run of the season and I was definitely looking forward to it. We had snow storms the last two Saturdays that kept me on pavement. Again, yesterday morning, but I decided to go for it at the North Table Mountain in Golden. I…
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100K Selection
Searching for the perfect race isn’t usually fun, but it comes together like a symphony when the particular criteria are seemingly met. I’d prefer mountainous terrain with trails similar to Colorado while climbing at least 10,000 feet. Timing is also a consideration for interference with the Leadville trail marathon on June 29th. I was unsuccessful…
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First ’24 Build
ER z1-z2 2:45Distance: 17.36 miMoving Time: 2:48:49Pace: 9:43 /miElevation: 1,037 ft.Calories: 1,925 This went okay; felt better to complete it. With the recent snow storm yesterday, I figured any trail would be a mess. The streets and sidewalks downtown were plenty technical and I decided to head to the Highlands for hills. I didn’t have…
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Keep Moving Forward
I was struggling to get outside on Tuesday. I never mustered the strength to make anything happen. It has bothered me all week. I had a great workout on Wednesday but definitely paid for it on Friday. Lots of weighted leg exercises had me wincing on the stair climbs at work. However, after lacing up…
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Riverbank Exercises
The idea was to take the scenic route for 30 minutes and end at a park near home, switch the workout and use the metal step-up platforms for box jumps. I was all over the place for this workout on Tuesday. It took me 10 extra minutes to get to the park and my body…
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Nice Côte d’Azur 50K by UTMB
France, Monaco, and Italy Distance: 39.46 miMoving Time: 14:38:20Pace: 22:15 /miElevation Gain: 12,024 ft.Calories: 5,935 After reflecting over the last week, I’ve been quite satisfied with the results from all the planning and execution for the entire trip; except for one big mistake. More about that later. The race was on a Saturday, therefore I…
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