The Road to Mt. Taylor Friggin’ Hurts

Warning: Foul language ahead.
Okay…so there I am on the mountain laying on my ass. My right knee is screaming at me. My right finger is throbbing.
“Fuck!” I curse. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. This really hurts. Snow should not be this hard.”
Of course, I failed to realize that under the 3-4 inches of snow I was nordic [...]

Bringing in the New Year

On New Year’s Eve, my family and I took off to the Spring Mountains for some wholesome winter activities like sledding and making homemade yellow snow. I used the outing as an excuse to take my bestest buddy off into the woods to try my hand at snowshoeing.

But, seeing as this is the time of [...]

First nordic ski attempt

Holy shit.
That pretty much sums up my first experience with nordic skis.

Just before Christmas, we had a brief bit of snow hit the mountains outside of Las Vegas so I took one of my daughters and her cousin to the slopes to hit the bunny hill. It’s the only open run so far this season. [...]

Early Mt. Taylor gear test

I just came in from a test ride on my new pony. All I have to say at this point is: “Wow. I need a cigarette.”
I averaged about 3 mph faster on this steed than my old workhorse Chuley. The new steed is light, stiff in all of the right places and squirrelly fast in [...]

Updated 2007 race calendar

Hak may be a busy beaver in 2007.
I just completed the 2007 race calendar and dang…that’s a lot of traveling.
And a lot of diverse training.
My major suck is in cycling and running. Since the most positive impact on my overall time will come on the bike, that is the discipline I will focus my energies [...]

A fork in the road

In our brief time on this earth, we are presented with many choices. When approaching a fork the road, you can take the left fork or the right. Or, you can just sit on your ass and whine about having too many choices. I’m starting to think a good chunk of my fellow citizens on [...]

The Zion training weekend

I’d love to be able to write down the following words: “I had a wonderfully productive training session while my family and I took a long weekend vacation in Zion.”
But, I can’t.
I had a great time with the family and that took precedence over all of my training plans, which included trail running in Zion [...]

Howling like a Coyote

I have a new toy and I’m living la nordic loca!
Yes, this desert boy has started his dryland nordic ski training in 78-degree sunny weather on the mean streets of Las Vegas. Thanks to Rollerblade’s Coyotes, I can work on my skate ski techniques while working on my tan.

Perfect for a wee bit of Halloween [...]

Back on the road and a new PR

Well, it’s been 12 days since I ran the Soulstice (yes, the final report is coming as soon as I can get the friggin’ picture issue resolved with MyRacePics.com) and tonight was my first run since that 11.5-mile trail run. I didn’t plan on taking so long, but hey, that’s the way life goes sometimes.
Much [...]

MIA and training for the next epic adventure

Folks,
Sorry that I’ve been missing in action. I’m waiting for the people at MyRacepics.com to post the photos from the Soulstice so I can at least have some visuals to accompany my race report. They have photos from every other event…including one from this past Saturday…except the Soulstice.
Ack.
In the meantime, I’ve officially begun my training for [...]