Author Archives: Laufenem
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Team Pearl iZUMi – The Beginning
Posted on March 11, 2012 by Laufenem in Running, Team Pearl iZUMiWhen local Pearl iZUMi rep Heather Culig first facebooked me – I guess that’s how this stuff happens – about being a part of Team iZUMi Mountain States for 2012, my first question was, Um, Heather, have you ever actually looked at my race record? Slow, average, ultra-shufflers don’t get sponsorships. Then she set me [...]
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Antelope Island 100 Mile Buffalo Run
Posted on July 3, 2011 by Laufenem in RunningAntelope Island Buffalo Run 100M, Ogden, Utah – March 25 & 26, 2011 Davina: On Tuesday March 22nd, Emily mentioned that she would like to go watch our friend Sam run and pace him to get that coveted 100 mile buckle. Not sure how it happened, but I mentioned I would love to catch a [...]
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January 29, 2011 – Wilson Creek Frozen 50k Trail Runs
Posted on February 2, 2011 by Laufenem in 50 K, Race Reports, Running, UltrarunningThe first (possibly annual) running of the informal trail gathering dubbed the Wilson Creek Frozen 50k (and 20M and 10M) can be considered a great success. No one got permanently lost, for most of the morning the really bad mud stayed at bay, only one person reported blood (with pride and a great description of [...]
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Christmas Tree 2010
Posted on December 19, 2010 by Laufenem in Personal No Comments. Continue Reading... -
November Snow Run
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Piano Duet with Marge
Posted on November 29, 2010 by Laufenem in PersonalFor Thanksgiving, my sister visited from Singapore. I loved having her here for two weeks! We decided to work on a new duet while she was here, and then our old piano teacher (and Dieter’s current teacher) practically begged us to play the duet at Dieter’s piano recital on Sunday.
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BEAR 100: My Unofficial Finish
Posted on October 16, 2010 by Laufenem in 100 Miles, Race Reports, Running, UltrarunningI did not quit PRE-RACE Thursday, September 23, 2010: John and I dropped the kids off at my parents’ house in Nampa and then picked up Sam. After loading all his gear, making a stop at Subway for an early lunch, and swinging by the church for an improptu prayer lined up by Tina for [...]
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2009 Big Horn 50k
Posted on October 15, 2010 by Laufenem in 50 K, Race Reports, Running, UltrarunningJUNE 20, 2009: First Ultra Bid me run, and I will strive with things impossible. –Shakespeare, Julius Caesar My first ultramarathon was everything I thought it WOULD be, but better, and none of the horrible things I thought it COULD be. I have struggled much over the last months with how to write this story [...]
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The Beginning: A Run Log
Posted on October 13, 2010 by Laufenem in Beginning Running, Personal, Running, Running LogWEEK 8: FEB 19 – FEB 25, 8.1 miles 2/25/07, Sun: NO RUN. 2/24/07, Sat: .5 miles, paper route. 2/23/07, Fri: 3.3 miles, 35:26. Little slower than yesterday, but I still felt great. 2/22/07, Thur: 3.3 miles, 33:55. Today, even as I ran through the fog, I felt as if I emerged from a very [...]
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The Beginning: Starting Over
Posted on October 12, 2010 by Laufenem in Beginning Running, Personal, RunningThe following is an excerpt from a paper on ultrarunning that I wrote for an English class in the Fall 2007. I merely extracted paragraphs from throughout the paper, so if it doesn’t seem very coherent, that’s why. I include it in this blog because it gives some background on the mentality with which I [...]
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